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Recent Examples of nonlogical
But because most biological creativity, as subsequent scientific research has shown, involves data-free and nonlogical processes, divergent thinking is far more conservative in its outcomes than human imagination.
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Wired, 25 Jan. 2022
Wired, 25 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonlogical
Adjective
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The android, played by Alexander Skarsgård, is often fed up with humans and their illogical, self-defeating choices.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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As presented in the Gang's illogical scapegoating, fearmongering, and overall manipulative self-exoneration, the debate turned into a farce.—
Dennis Perkins,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
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In the case of mania, a mental health symptom where patients experience irrational self-belief and happiness, models responded correctly 80% of the time.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
13 July 2025
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This tracks with an observation made by the journalist David Epstein, who writes in Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World that athletes from tiny towns have irrational levels of success.—
Henry Abbott,
The Atlantic,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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In making arrests, the federal government allegedly went against both immigration laws and the Fourth Amendment, which protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government, the plaintiffs argue.—
Laura Rodríguez Presa,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Medical device safety alert: issued in situations where a medical device may present an unreasonable risk of substantial harm.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
3 July 2025
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In the replies to the post, many people agreed that the bride's response was unexpected and unwarranted.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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Adherence to vaccinations has been waning because of unwarranted fears that vaccines cause conditions such as autism.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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But Crenshaw dismissed that argument as both self-inflicted and legally unsound.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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The approach that the Great Barrington Declaration laid out was, at the time, widely denounced by public-health experts, including the World Health Organization and then–NIH director Francis Collins, as dangerous and scientifically unsound.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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In plain terms, Virginia will now use AI to help cut unnecessary regulations while ensuring state rules stay clear and up to date.—
Shirleen Guerra,
The Washington Examiner,
13 July 2025
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But rushing such a substantive change on the ballot creates unnecessary division.—
L. Joy Williams,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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The findings show a growing generational divide in workplace confidence, and these fears are not necessarily unfounded.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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But any concerns that a lack of American support now will carry over to next year’s FIFA World Cup – in which the U.S. will play its group games in Southern California and Seattle – are probably unfounded.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Our profession is about following the law, and in my mind, using a law specifically intended for people with disabilities to cheat is unconscionable.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
4 July 2025
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This pace defies common sense and is unconscionable.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
3 July 2025
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“Nonlogical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonlogical. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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