syllogistic

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Adjective
  • Thus, if here is any short-term rotation out of technology after its historic rally, financials could become a logical area for investors to revisit.
    Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 6 May 2026
  • Each one takes just as much computing work as the last one, regardless of whether the token is just a filler word in an output or a key piece of information in a complex logical problem.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
Adjective
  • Oritain’s proprietary forensic origin verification methodology uses multiple analytical techniques, including isotopes, trace elements and non-traditional isotopes, along with statistical modeling through a global reference database to ensure supply chain transparency.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Maybe Cora wasn’t fully bought in to Breslow’s analytical ways or simply had his own ideas about how to best move forward.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • All religions are about that kind of magical thinking that goes beyond the rational.
    Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
  • The problem with being reduced to playoff bystander is the danger of getting caught up in possibilities lost, at a time when rational thought about realistic possibilities is paramount.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
Adjective
  • In California, the Los Angeles County Counsel is probing allegations that State Farm delayed, underpaid and denied valid insurance claims from last year's wildfires.
    Michael Copley, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Twin Metals filed a federal lawsuit seeking a declaration that the leases are still valid but a judge threw the case out in 2023.
    Todd Richmond, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Organizing that chaos into a coherent blockbuster format is a key part of the assignment here.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 May 2026
  • What is new, and what may have been the draw for those just tuning in, is a sense the race is finally taking a coherent shape, with Xavier Becerra unexpectedly emerging as the candidate to beat.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
Adjective
  • This sort of a priori justification for ESAs explains a few things.
    Chandler Fritz, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • These new loops manufacture demand, legitimacy, and cultural weight—not because of what the content says, but because of how it was engineered a priori.
    Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • These systems are key for assessing trajectory, guidance behavior, and reentry vehicle deployment, providing the empirical data necessary to certify the missile’s operational readiness.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
  • In practice, these companies also seem to be selling an empirical assessment of worker productivity, down to the minute.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
Adjective
  • The ten-course meal costs a hundred and forty dollars per person, which is not exactly sofa-cushion change but does feel reasonable given that such high-flying pastry is normally available only at the end of ultra-ritzy meals of considerably higher expense.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
  • Finding the perfect venue to have a ring, a backstage area, paying fees and setting a reasonable ticket price are all things that have to be considered.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
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“Syllogistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syllogistic. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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