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Recent Examples of unscientific
The Baltimore Sun reader poll is an unscientific survey in which website users volunteer their opinions on the subject of the poll.
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2025
On the performative nature of authenticity, and why Trump exposes the paradoxical and unscientific meaning of the term.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Even so, the government made the unscientific choice to override these decisions and terminate our work.
—Paz Galupo, The Conversation, 2 June 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Intuition has often been dismissed as vague or unscientific.
—Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir, Time, 20 May 2025
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2025
On the performative nature of authenticity, and why Trump exposes the paradoxical and unscientific meaning of the term.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Even so, the government made the unscientific choice to override these decisions and terminate our work.
—Paz Galupo, The Conversation, 2 June 2025
Advertisement Advertisement Intuition has often been dismissed as vague or unscientific.
—Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir, Time, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscientific
Adjective
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All of which is to say, this rebound isn't totally illogical.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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This is not a regime worth defending, and recent progressive attempts to link the situation in Iran with the war in Iraq, ostensibly fought over weapons of mass destruction that did not prove to exist at scale, are illogical.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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Rich and influential adults enjoyed Lear’s company, but Lear himself preferred making mischief for children, telling absurd stories and drawing impossible creatures.—
Caroline Carlson
June 30,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2025
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Traditionally, a show truck of this caliber would be fitted with an absurd array of chrome lightbars, air horns and blingy accessories but that would be counterintuitive to the vehicle’s mission.—
Trinity Francis,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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So watch for seemingly irrational behavior and erratic tactical moves, as leadership is unafraid to confuse customers and take outsized capital risks.—
Forrester,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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As Reva relates the stories of her three main characters—including one whose true passion is snail conservation—her novel hums with bruised faith in the irrational power of hope, whether for peace, love, endangered species, or familial reconciliation.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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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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During his more-than-four-hour closing argument, the attorney dismissed claims that Combs Global (née Combs Enterprises) is a racketeering enterprise, saying the idea is preposterous.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2025
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The plot is preposterous; Pitt is an old driver who hasn’t raced F1 in 30 years, but he is lured across the pond midseason by a long time friend, team owner Javier Bardem.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Instead, the series seems determined to prove that age is just a number by forcing its leads, now including Choudhury and Parker, to act as if 50 is the new (and very stupid) 30.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
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Jurassic Park, based on the Michael Crichton best-seller, is an evolutionary joke: Man, the master of the universe, has become mere flesh, consumed by animals allegedly too stupid to survive.—
David Denby,
Vulture,
3 July 2025
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The Biden-era Justice Department, Washington, D.C., and six states sued in 2021, arguing the alliance violates Section 1 of the Sherman Act, a federal antitrust law that prohibits unreasonable restraints on competition.—
Zach Schonfeld,
The Hill,
30 June 2025
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Expectations for Jade are borderline unreasonable, and patience is a virtue in WWE as evidenced by all the times Karrion Kross was allowed to fall on his face for years before finally finding his voice.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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Love Songs holds the hallmarks of an era of heterodox rap-hook writers, deep YouTube exploration, and DIY mash-ups and blends, but the loonier flips restore the ’89 feeling of wondering whether an exciting piece of collagework will one day be sued out of existence.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 Dec. 2024
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One of our region's most famous comics, Michael Hawthorne, built a career from illustrating the loony loudmouth.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
18 Oct. 2024
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“Unscientific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscientific. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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