as in illogical
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Recent Examples of unscientific
My own unscientific surveys among Oscar voters indicate a race all over the map, with the younger contingent more Anora-friendly, the older voters more inclined toward Conclave.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2025
Trump appears to have gotten his statistic from an unscientific poll on the Telegram messaging service by one of Zelenskyy’s political rivals.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2025
This is an egregiously unscientific effort that can threaten the lives and basic rights of millions.
—Ginger Cassady, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
But in an unscientific poll, Elon Musk asked people on X what the U.S. should do with the clocks if the time change was canceled.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2025
Trump appears to have gotten his statistic from an unscientific poll on the Telegram messaging service by one of Zelenskyy’s political rivals.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2025
This is an egregiously unscientific effort that can threaten the lives and basic rights of millions.
—Ginger Cassady, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
But in an unscientific poll, Elon Musk asked people on X what the U.S. should do with the clocks if the time change was canceled.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscientific
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For example, NFTs experienced what might be on the most rapid rises in value followed by a devastating cycle of value destruction, complete with instances of fraud, illogical business models, and speculation.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Felonious Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes has launched another appeal of her conviction and sentence, claiming that a three-judge panel that shot down her first appeal in February was confused on one point, illogical on another, and made factual mistakes in hearing her case.—
Mercury News,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Quarterly reports delayed by years would be absurd.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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While that isn't anywhere close to of being traded 10 times, being traded in four straight seasons is quite absurd.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Judge orders transgender passports despite 'irrational' Trump policy.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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And then there’s the emotional, irrational lift of gilt and glory, the baroque architecture, the Renaissance art, the history stretching back to Jesus and Saint Peter.—
Howard Chua-Eoan,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 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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Schools must accept that mission statements without curriculum alignment are fatuous; the way schools define themselves is through the experience that flows from their curriculum.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes,
1 Oct. 2024
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To suggest Trump lacks the power to bring him home is preposterous.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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From our review: Like a Jenga tower with half the pieces removed, Jillian Jacobs and Chris Roach’s wobbly script grows more preposterous by the minute.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Making stupid internet fodder has never been easier than now, with the prevalence of AI image generators making everything from deepfakes to memes.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
26 Apr. 2025
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Much like the stupid prions wreaking havoc in his brain.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Courts will not second-guess the safety measures employers adopt, even when those measures infringe on an employee’s privacy, unless the measures are unreasonable under the circumstances.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Apr. 2025
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Companies need to assess their higher costs, and then negotiate with the state regulators who try to protect ratepayers from unreasonable hikes.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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The protectionist defenses of them are so disjointed and incoherent that the reasons for their appeal are challenging to discern.—
Joseph Palange,
National Review,
16 Apr. 2025
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When King visited him there, Fitzgerald was drunk and incoherent.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Unscientific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscientific. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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