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Recent Examples of unscientific
That decidedly unscientific idea has been encouraged by a very scientific man—Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 20 Nov. 2025
But multiple unscientific polls this time around found fans primarily blame ESPN.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Tomlin and the Steelers are locked in a cycle of relative mediocrity that, unscientific surveys would show, has worn down their fan base.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
These statistics do not include use by minors, which my own unscientific observations suggest has increased approximately one million percent since recreational marijuana became legal in my town in 2023.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 20 Nov. 2025
But multiple unscientific polls this time around found fans primarily blame ESPN.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Tomlin and the Steelers are locked in a cycle of relative mediocrity that, unscientific surveys would show, has worn down their fan base.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
These statistics do not include use by minors, which my own unscientific observations suggest has increased approximately one million percent since recreational marijuana became legal in my town in 2023.
—Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscientific
Adjective
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However, the market is made up of both sensible and irrational participants, and all of that action, both the logical and illogical, is going to be reflected in the stock chart.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
30 Dec. 2025
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Yet the Administration not only acts as if residency is a magic condition but offers a completely illogical and contradictory definition of what residency is.—
Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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These politicians who are in their 80s and now 90s continuing to run for office is absurd.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Rates are soaring at absurd levels, but what’s worse is what many homeowners are getting in return — less coverage, fewer payouts and other negative effects.—
Dave Lieber,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Tempering the not-so-irrational fears out there about AI replacing human workers, Jensen offered a more optimistic view.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2026
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In that space, intuition, which was once dismissed as irrational or unreliable, has started to re-enter the conversation.—
William Jones
January 21,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Some meme makers are admirers of Kirk who want to valorize him; some are neo-Nazis out to mock Kirk for not being extreme enough (while also drawing attention to their cause); some are liberals trying to troll conservatives; many are surely apolitical types having a nonsensical laugh.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2026
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With a sprinkle of '80s nonsensical wit, Splash is an easy-breezy watch that finds its place in the sun by being ridiculously campy while grounding itself in earnestness, thanks to Hanks and Hannah's bewitching lead performances.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Jan. 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
Adjective
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To him, as a former NHS (National Health Service) doctor, the idea of billing a patient in need is preposterous.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Jan. 2026
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His 14-yard touchdown pass to Kmet was preposterous, an off-script prayer throw from 26 yards behind the line of scrimmage, finding Kmet in Soldier Field’s north end zone for the final jaw-dropping Bears highlight of the season.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2026
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What happens, though, when those excesses transcend the merely stupid, the merely unjust, to become existential?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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People who approve of ICE’s actions aren’t necessarily stupid or evil.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The issue is critical because the Fourth Amendment is supposed to protect people from invasive government actions in their homes, shielding them from unreasonable searches and seizures.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Jan. 2026
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Love, in this cultural script, is supposed to feel good most of the time, and that expectation isn’t entirely unreasonable.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Unscientific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscientific. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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