syllogistic

Definition of syllogisticnext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for syllogistic
Adjective
  • Whether your companion’s vibe is emotional or logical, try to harmonize with it.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Bruce Meyer, the union’s deputy executive director and lead negotiator, would be the most logical successor.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Much of the action is in the form of talking, which the incisively analytical images parse with the emotional precision of dramatic stagings, lending the talk a sort of emphatic onscreen incarnation.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The Epstein Tapes Earlier this month, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that the Polish government would create an analytical team to examine whether Polish children were abused via criminal networks connected to Epstein.
    Leigh Kiniry, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Unlike the city of Poway, which favors hitching posts over parking meters, San Diego has elected to ignore all rational analyses of parking fee options, in favor of looking at parking as a cash cow.
    Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • In 2026, China’s luxury sector is more selective, rational, and emotionally discerning than ever.
    Yiling Pan, Vogue, 17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The Chatham County Police Department is investigating the crash and has charged Vasquez Lopez with reckless driving, driving without a valid license, failure to obey a traffic control device, and first-degree homicide by vehicle, the agency shared online.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
  • With six years of distance in 2026, however, the documentary mounts a more balanced defense against the TikTok judge and jury, highlighting valid nuances in the process.
    Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Texas needs a coherent, regulated framework.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Every player had chosen a new note, no one had consulted, and yet the sound was ringingly coherent.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 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
  • But more needs to be done, and there is clear empirical evidence for why the governor and state Legislature should expand funding for these programs in this year’s budget.
    Christopher Martinez, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Moreover, sociology is one of the best empirical fields for interrogating the consequences of different values, for how ideas get built into institutions, for how social networks operate across domains.
    Wendy Nelson Espeland, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The prosecution detailed nine separate errors made by Plamberger during the climb—from failing to bring bivy gear to failing to abide by a reasonable turnaround time—which collectively suggest a charge of gross negligence.
    Owen Clarke, Outside, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Counties with moratoriums Counties use moratoriums to buy time to write new zoning and regulation for wind and solar farms, sometimes to craft reasonable laws and sometimes to craft bans.
    Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Syllogistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syllogistic. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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