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Recent Examples of unscientific
Net-zero always was a farcical, unscientific and unrealistic dogma designed to reorder societies and increase government and bureaucratic control over the economy, with ever-diminishing freedom for individuals.
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Peter Murphy, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
The Baltimore Sun reader poll is an unscientific survey in which website users volunteer their opinions on the subject of the poll.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2025
Democrats slammed the proposal as both harmful and unscientific.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 29 July 2025
Though unscientific, the results since the survey was launched early last week showed intense opposition.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 22 July 2025
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Peter Murphy, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
The Baltimore Sun reader poll is an unscientific survey in which website users volunteer their opinions on the subject of the poll.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2025
Democrats slammed the proposal as both harmful and unscientific.
—Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 29 July 2025
Though unscientific, the results since the survey was launched early last week showed intense opposition.
—Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscientific
Adjective
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Consider Turkey, where the president’s unconventional, illogical view that lower interest rates would tame inflation has led to a yearslong price spiral and the collapse of the country’s currency.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Sure, it's been criticized for what some call over-the-top clichés and illogical plot twists, but for some, at least, that's part of the fun.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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But the true spectacle, his essence, is watching Hardy barge to an absurd-but-revealing 485 yards after contact and what that’s creating.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Sep. 2025
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This remake is most curious for the contrast—Cervantes’ novel is thought to be the first realist piece of literature, where Rushdie’s update is decidedly absurd.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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Consciousness, human life, utterly in the grip of its own dreamlife, all our thinking and voicing caught in a web of surreal distortion, generated by our irrational yearning and apprehensions, our appetite for myth, our solipsism.—
Jane Ciabattari
September 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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Still, Williams is quick to defend the character’s seemingly irrational actions, reminding us how Rain’s past experiences inform her present-day motivations.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
20 Sep. 2025
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Though the two actors have a kind of slacker ease in the nonsensical volleys, this lower temperature approach too often misses the work’s humor, horror and emotional resonance.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Italian Brainrot Meme, Explained Italian Brainrot is a semi-ironic trend popularized by Gen Alpha, using AI image generators to spew out an absurd, nonsensical cast of characters.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The fatuous Fed/1930s narrative raises a basic question: why are successful investors paid so well?—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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So although these actions may seem fatuous on the surface, the next four years will be about looking for the undercurrents.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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For his career, Fleetwood is now a preposterous 10-2-1 in Ryder Cup foursomes and four-ball.—
Justin Ray,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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And another preposterous Travis Kelce outburst toward Reid — who was having none of it this time, even leaning into the oncoming Kelce.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Sep. 2025
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The real star of this episode, however, was Gretchen Christine Beauté and her stupid Lara Croft outfit.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Among the colorful cast of rogues, villains, queens and clergymen, Andre The Giant stands out as the young suitor’s kind-hearted but stupid brute.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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Sales goals have proven unreasonable.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
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If a person’s disability is disturbing or harming other residents, allowing that disturbance to continue could be an unreasonable accommodation and therefore not protected by Fair Housing laws.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Unscientific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscientific. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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