syllogistic

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Adjective
  • The logical stop would be Torrey Pines in San Diego, which checks the West Coast and great weather boxes, but the venue is also looking for a new sponsor, as its deal with Farmers Insurance ended in 2026.
    Mark Harris, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Delane gains steam LSU cornerback Mansoor Delane, who visited the Dolphins last week and has repeatedly been linked to Miami at 11, would be a logical pick.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Monetary policymakers must act in the nation’s interest…their decisions the product of analytic rigor, meaningful deliberation, and unclouded decision-making.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • However, Neptune idealizes, which can ultimately blur boundaries, while Mercury prefers to be analytical, seeking out the facts and hard data.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Knowledge is not understood as the product of an objective and rational analysis of reality, but as the result of an intersubjective negotiation process.
    Florian Wintterlin, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
  • No rational argument could convince them otherwise.
    Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • But patient privacy concerns are valid, the doctors say.
    Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Even if your child doesn’t fall into that birth window, any kid under 18 with a valid Social Security number can have an account opened for them.
    Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • In this ultra-cold, coherent state, the atoms are expected to undergo radioactive decay in sync rather than randomly.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Some security experts say Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamia is likely a flag of convenience rather than a coherent group, and its claims should be treated with caution.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 Apr. 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
  • Decades of empirical research have shown that defaults matter.
    Debra-Ellen Glickstein, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • But a new, experimental blood test developed by researchers at Duke Health and the University of Minnesota might someday provide empirical clues — at least in the sense of short-term survival.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • With a reasonable chance that both sides win all their remaining games, the size of each victory matters.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Although executors may be paid reasonable compensation—often up to 5% of the estate’s value—you aren’t required to accept the role.
    Nancy Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Syllogistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syllogistic. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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