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Recent Examples of nonlogical
But because most biological creativity, as subsequent scientific research has shown, involves data-free and nonlogical processes, divergent thinking is far more conservative in its outcomes than human imagination.
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Wired, 25 Jan. 2022
Wired, 25 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonlogical
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Some Gen Zers defended the stare as a response to illogical questions from customers, while others acknowledged it as a reflection of anxiety in social interactions.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
16 July 2025
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The android, played by Alexander Skarsgård, is often fed up with humans and their illogical, self-defeating choices.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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The firm’s Hype Cycle normalizes — even glamorizes — the irrational, costly overpromising and overselling that hype entails.—
Eric Siegel,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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And even some buyers who pride themselves on discipline and efficiency turn somewhat irrational.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
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The same could be true of the recent cost estimates, but construction technology has advanced in the past half century, so that lower costs per mile are not unreasonable.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Barbara Attard, a police accountability expert, said meet and confer can last months, but beyond a year is unreasonable.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 July 2025
Adjective
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An unwarranted threat Miami-Dade’s school district may prevent it.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 July 2025
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Peralta’s head of operations, Greg Nelson, said in an interview that one of the new terms Marina did not agree with was a penalty for unwarranted use of force.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
17 July 2025
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The chances are solid that some portion of the time, the AI will be emitting remarks and instructions that are unsound.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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But don’t get too attached to any of these morally unsound characters, since all are mere bait for this killer.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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From sky-high heels and stiff business attire to bulky belts and even barefoot passengers (yes, that happens), these in-flight missteps can lead to unnecessary discomfort—or worse, a hygiene horror story.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
25 July 2025
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Simple but crucial resilience improvements — such as raising street levels to prevent flooding or installing solar panels — face cumbersome and unnecessary review.—
Richard Buery,
New York Daily News,
24 July 2025
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Still, any rumors of a falling-out with Sánchez appear to be unfounded.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
30 July 2025
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However, a rep for Collins confirmed to TMZ that those rumors are unfounded.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
28 July 2025
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem waited an unconscionable 72 hours to authorize the deployment of FEMA Urban Search and Rescue teams to help flood victims, in large part because of an arbitrary rule that requires her personal sign-off on any expenditure over $100,000.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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Paramount’s decision comes against a backdrop of relentless attacks on a free press by President Trump, through lawsuits against CBS and ABC, threatened litigation of media organizations with critical coverage, and the unconscionable defunding of PBS and NPR.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
18 July 2025
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“Nonlogical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonlogical. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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