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Recent Examples of unscientific
Pheromones, sure, can be fickle; chemistry, as a romantic matter, is notoriously unscientific.
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
Wine pros, retirees, new moms and everyone in between—an honest, unscientific conversation about drinking habits, guilt and whether the latest health headlines are actually changing anything.
—Devin Parr, Forbes.com, 27 Feb. 2026
But that’s kind of an unscientific way of getting some sense.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
That brings us to our list — which is closer in line with an awards show, except one based on some guy’s very unscientific opinion.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026
Wine pros, retirees, new moms and everyone in between—an honest, unscientific conversation about drinking habits, guilt and whether the latest health headlines are actually changing anything.
—Devin Parr, Forbes.com, 27 Feb. 2026
But that’s kind of an unscientific way of getting some sense.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
That brings us to our list — which is closer in line with an awards show, except one based on some guy’s very unscientific opinion.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscientific
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Adapted by Nesbo from his fifth Harry Hole mystery (The Snowman was the seventh), Detective Hole is padded by several episodes, and the finale arrives at a conclusion that is somewhere between illogical and wholly ludicrous.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
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As a player, Q was erratic, illogical, and self-destructive — at one point requesting to be voted out at Tribal Council.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
25 Feb. 2026
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Which is an absurd list of options for a kid who barely played high school ball.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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The question of whether California should abolish property taxes almost seems absurd.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
27 Mar. 2026
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There’s something both early American and midcentury modern in the design of these solid-oak vanities, which arrived just as everyone seems to have gotten over an irrational fear of brown furniture.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
31 Mar. 2026
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The answer turned out to be four more years of sacrifice, struggle, and hope that must have felt, at times, completely irrational.—
Sharon McMahon,
Glamour,
25 Mar. 2026
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That’s only true if the data centers were to be developed regardless of the tax exemption … which is nonsensical.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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Calculus relies on the notions of infinity and infinitely small quantities (called infinitesimals), but Newton and Leibniz defined these concepts in vague geometric terms; used incorrectly, their formulas could lead to nonsensical calculations, like division by zero.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Given some of Trump’s most problematic remarks about Ukraine, this hope may not have been completely fatuous.—
Daniel Fried,
Time,
24 Oct. 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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Tasked only with scoring, the 5-foot-11 Long Rife put up truly preposterous numbers at Union-Whitten High School.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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One Boston city council member, Julia Mejia, is pushing a home rule petition allowing non-citizens to vote in elections, a preposterous prospect that is making the city a laughingstock.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Of course, sometimes the situation is more serious than stupid.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
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The American people are not stupid and will not accept more failure theater from Republicans in Congress.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
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As in Williams’ case, attorneys argued that a sweep had violated the plaintiffs’ Fourth Amendment rights protecting them from unreasonable search and seizure, as well as their 14th Amendment right to due process.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Because that is ultimately what The Secret Garden is about—the stubborn, almost unreasonable insistence of living things to grow toward the light.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Unscientific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscientific. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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