syllogistic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syllogistic
Adjective
  • Scientists researched the phenomenon for decades without finding a logical explanation.
    Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Coming into the game, the Aggies were the logical pick to win.
    Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Illinois is top 10 at KenPom (sixth), Bart Torvik (eighth) and EvanMiya (eighth), three highly respected analytical projection sites.
    Jim Root, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Eggers' stunning visuals and meticulous pace draw viewers into their increasingly desperate mania, gradually wedging open the door between rational interpretation and supernatural inescapability.
    Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The results showed that the chimps’ decisions aligned with rational patterns of belief revision.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In addition to individuals living in the country without legal status, immigrants with valid documentation, including green cards and visas, have been detained.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The retailer's most popular coupon, the 20% Big Blue coupon, which never expires, also remains valid.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Forging ahead, Ledru returns to the strategy centered on a coherent and consistent brand narrative.
    Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Underwater performance inevitably loses some detail compared to traditional in-ear options, but the audio remains steady and coherent – ideal for pacing laps or long sessions where awareness and waterproofing matter more.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 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
  • 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
  • The team’s analysis, published in Royal Society Open Science, included more than 50 shark species and provides some of the best empirical evidence to date for some kind of firm scaling rule in zoology.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The full selection, including Bib Gourmand restaurants (an honor that highlights restaurants offering high-quality food at reasonable prices), recognizes 228 restaurants spanning 44 cuisine types, shining a national and international spotlight on the varied cuisines and talented chefs of the South.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The Penguins have a pretty reasonable amount of depth on the blue line, especially on the right side, which would make that move easier to absorb.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Syllogistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syllogistic. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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