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as in reasonable
according to the rules of logic
presented a very analytical argument for the defendant's guilt
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Recent Examples of analytic
But history hasn’t been kind to him, as many of the newer analytic numbers have downgraded him on offense.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
While President-elect Donald J. Trump regularly questioned spy agency findings during his first term, Mr. Biden’s White House has embraced the analytic work of its intelligence community.
—Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
This defense of a model, which has lost its predictive power, especially at the ends of its curve speaks to the myths of economics and the paucity of tools that have predictive or even analytic power.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
The immersive creative act gave rise to analytic distance as the finished poem detached itself from its author.
—Louise Glück, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
While President-elect Donald J. Trump regularly questioned spy agency findings during his first term, Mr. Biden’s White House has embraced the analytic work of its intelligence community.
—Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
This defense of a model, which has lost its predictive power, especially at the ends of its curve speaks to the myths of economics and the paucity of tools that have predictive or even analytic power.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
The immersive creative act gave rise to analytic distance as the finished poem detached itself from its author.
—Louise Glück, The New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for analytic
Adjective
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The moves alienated longtime shoppers who valued Kohl’s for its quality clothes at reasonable prices.—
Maria Sole Campinoti,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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All of this could have been avoided with any number of reasonable, common-sense approaches to addressing homebuilding on a statewide basis.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Orange County Register,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The policy becomes logical when considering the incubation periods of STDs and how those timelines differ between illnesses.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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In the absence of that, there may be a need for an arbiter, with Igbokwe and Berwick’s boss, Langley, as the logical choice.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Sanchez also did not have a valid driver's license, according to the affidavit.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2025
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Others believe the practice undermines the valid goal of requiring workers to come back to work sites to improve productivity.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Wave functions remain coherent, transitions between states are smooth and computational systems operate at peak efficiency.—
Eric Solis,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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More support for Calvert-Lewin — and empowering attacking players One of the main criticisms of the football Dyche’s sides played was that there was little guidance or semblance of a coherent blueprint in the attacking third.—
Patrick Boyland,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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As brutal as the action looks on the surface, there is some rational trading taking place, even if some of the moves in individual stocks end up being overdone.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2025
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Our rational impulses are so automatic, and so strong, that we’re now faced with the problem of what to do with the irrational.—
Joshua Rothman,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Another sensible name is Seahawks defensive backs coach/passing game coordinator Karl Scott, who’s been with the Seahawks since 2022.—
Vic Tafur,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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The angle here will be for those who wish to adroitly adopt a frugal perspective and carry that predilection into their daily endeavors in a sensible fashion.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The hotel whose setting and décor is the next best thing to visiting Austria is also full of the real family’s history.—
Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, contributor,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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Boyd may have tried to explain the situation, but pushing a coach, or anyone for that matter, is never a good look.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Analytic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analytic. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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