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as in logical
according to the rules of logic
your argument isn't valid because you're taking what should be the conclusion and using it as a premise
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2
as in reasonable
based on sound reasoning or information
only further investigation will show whether your theory is valid
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Recent Examples of valid
Count former Maryland men’s basketball coach Gary Williams among those who disagree with the way Willard voiced his concerns, even if Willard’s overall point was valid.
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Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2025
Of those, 51 don’t have a valid tobacco retailer license.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
That's about 47% of all valid driver licenses and IDs in Tennessee.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
If enough valid petition signatures are filed by Aug. 4, the recall election could take place sometime in January or early February 2026.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
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Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2025
Of those, 51 don’t have a valid tobacco retailer license.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
That's about 47% of all valid driver licenses and IDs in Tennessee.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
If enough valid petition signatures are filed by Aug. 4, the recall election could take place sometime in January or early February 2026.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valid
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There are logical, though debatable, arguments that the settlement paying male athletes more in damages and permitting colleges to pay male athletes more going forward is problematic under Title IX.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Repeatedly, the market tried to make something of several logical, if a bit neat-and-tidy, inflection points.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2025
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Ars wrote more about why this is a reasonable path forward last September.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ovechkin’s 52 in a high-scoring 2005-06 season feels like a reasonable benchmark for modern snipers, and even that’s tough.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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What’s worse, the White House has failed to mount a coherent campaign to explain the stakes to the American people.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Isolationism as a Slur In the postwar era, isolationism devolved from a coherent strategic perspective into a term of political derision.—
Andrew Latham,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Rajula Srivastava, for contributions in harmonic analysis and analytic number theory, including contributions to the problem of counting rational points near smooth manifolds.—
Alex Cramer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2025
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There is no rational analysis that would lead one to the conclusion that a President would single-handedly decide to blow up a century’s worth of globalization on a chilly Wednesday afternoon in April.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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On the bright side, healthy lifestyle choices, such as a good diet and regular exercise, offer even greater heart health protection for women.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
2 Apr. 2025
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God bless iconic events for granting my fourth (and perhaps best) film a religious re-release!—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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Wear sensible shoes to explore Kathleen Ferguson’s urban flower farm built on a slope.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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Your idea about cremation so your ashes can be divided between the two gravesites seems sensible to me.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Valid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valid. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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