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Adjective
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Not in any explicit way—my father wasn’t the cranky, alcoholic ex-minor league baseball player who drove around Los Angeles with his pool cleaning equipment in the back of his Cadillac convertible played by Matthau.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025 -
In a robot like Shakey, the map is explicit.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Because to me, things like nullify and void have definite meanings.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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But experts suggest holding off on seeing melatonin as a definite danger.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Because of modern washing machine technology, the express cycle cleans your clothes just as well as other cycles.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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When other volunteers suggested launching the Instagram account, Wirtenberger said only on the proviso the sisters gave their express permission.—
Esme Nicholson,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Extending the enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies would correctly be interpreted as the categorical betrayal of a GOP that has promised to overturn, not just lightly defund, Obamacare.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Oct. 2025
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For now, the court has upheld several Trump administration actions while constraining others, suggesting a jurisprudence driven more by specific contexts than categorical rules.—
Andrea Katz,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Satire is brilliant for exposing the folly of humans, especially those in power and those working in bad faith—the hypocrites and the frauds—and can be particularly potent when set in irrational or dystopic times.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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But why are these fears irrational?—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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At a time when antisemitism was sweeping across Europe, this was a decision both courageous and seemingly illogical.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Nov. 2025
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Scrutinize fine details like hair, fur, or repetitive patterns that may appear unnatural, and inspect for illogical lighting, shadows, or odd background elements.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Nondeductive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nondeductive. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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