syllogistic

Definition of syllogisticnext
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Adjective
  • As far as the second outside cornerback is concerned, the most logical answer would be JuJu Brents, who looked impressive in his two starts in 2025 prior to sustaining a foot injury in Week 11 that required season-ending surgery.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
  • On one hand, when a team selects in the lottery, the logical next step is a draft party, part of the hype of the next newcomer to be marketed.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • Jobs in technology and finance, for example, are at greater risk largely due to generative artificial intelligence, which can supplant a human's analytical skills, according to a 2025 report by Indeed.
    Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 18 May 2026
  • Likewise, a highly analytical investor may be better suited for long-term fundamental investing than emotional macro trading.
    Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Adjective
  • On the surface, this looks rational.
    Illia Smoliienko, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • In the face of what all agree is a housing crisis, Onni’s residential plan will have to wait at least a decade for a more rational City Council.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Adjective
  • The unidentified driver, who remains in the Grapevine Jail, was arrested and faces charges of operation of a vehicle in the closed section of park/lake, no valid boat registration and numerous water safety equipment violations, police said.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
  • Police said McDaniel remains in jail as of Tuesday, charged with operation of a vehicle in a closed section of the lake, not having a valid boat registration and other water safety equipment violations.
    Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Adjective
  • From the outside, her life looked coherent.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 13 May 2026
  • Without a coherent federal framework, patients in underserved areas will keep waiting for care that AI could safely deliver, while states cycle through ad hoc deployments and predictable backlash.
    Alon Bergman, STAT, 11 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
  • At best, empirical work in economics or management consulting could identify and address social problems rather than merely justify boss power.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
  • Brosy says the empirical evidence from cities like Vancouver and Paris backs up that view.
    Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 12 May 2026
Adjective
  • In a debate for the Democratic nomination for the Senate in Iowa this month, one of the moderators, Erin Murphy, asked the candidates, Josh Turek and Zach Wahls, both state legislators, a reasonable, if downbeat, question.
    Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
  • The tuition payments may be a gift presented without strings, but there are still plenty of reasonable expectations that come with a college education.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
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“Syllogistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syllogistic. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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