syllogistic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syllogistic
Adjective
  • Not even a meta ending that pushes that idea to its logical breaking point can sour you on it.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
  • To be fair, public entities have been stretching public records trade secret exceptions to logical extremes long before college athletes started getting paid—and these carve-outs are often intended to be permissive.
    Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The analytic problem-solving skills that are selected for and honed in a scientific career are not synonymous with sound moral reasoning.
    Kathryn Paige Harden, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
  • And while the most exciting developments in defense are being driven by flashy, high-risk California VC investments, the man making the decisions comes from the grimly analytical East Coast world of PE.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • There seemed to be a rational acceptance of the outcome.
    James McNicholas, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Therefore, the present work supports the belief that rational materials design at both the macro and atomic levels can solve long-standing challenges, according to a press release.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Military admission with valid ID is $18.
    Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The entrance fee is $30 per vehicle, valid for a full week across all three park units, or $55 for an annual pass.
    Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Not even a coherent defense of whatever decisions prompted the protests.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Apparently each set of doubles is supposed to add up to a coherent theme.
    Judy Berman, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
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
  • This work is a foundational step toward applying insights from fundamental physics to the empirical study of human creativity and complex decision-making processes.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Wilken repeatedly emphasized the three cases involve claims under antitrust law, not other areas of law, and whether other areas of law are impacted would require separate litigation, with evidence, testimony and empirical analysis.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Relative to the starting pitcher market, his contract -- he is owed $28 million combined over the next two seasons with a club option for 2028 -- is reasonable.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The pop punk icon confirmed a slate of upcoming shows for next year on Monday, along with efforts to ensure tickets get in actual fans’ hands for a reasonable price, rather than to resellers who will hawk them at major markups to those who missed out during the initial on-sale.
    Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Syllogistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syllogistic. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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