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as in logical
according to the rules of logic
a coherent blueprint to hooking up a home theater system with a minimum of fuss
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as in understandable
capable of being understood
the victim of the attack was too distraught to make a coherent statement
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as in consistent
not having or showing any apparent conflict
a business venture that is coherent with the company's long-range goals
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Recent Examples of coherent
And indeed, the protesters did not seem to express any unified, coherent, or tangible policy demand.
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Tiana Lowe Doescher, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
The latest numbers mark a turning point for the president, who in the past has enjoyed favorable approval ratings on his handling of the economy, but come as Democrats have struggled to unify and develop a coherent message against Trump.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 19 Mar. 2025
In a landscape where so many shows foreground reveals and plots, Adolescence centers an emotional reality, one that can’t be cut around or spliced to create something coherent or streamlined.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
Either the president has no coherent plans, or those plans are devious and not to be shared with the people.
—Llewellyn King, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
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Tiana Lowe Doescher, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
The latest numbers mark a turning point for the president, who in the past has enjoyed favorable approval ratings on his handling of the economy, but come as Democrats have struggled to unify and develop a coherent message against Trump.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 19 Mar. 2025
In a landscape where so many shows foreground reveals and plots, Adolescence centers an emotional reality, one that can’t be cut around or spliced to create something coherent or streamlined.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
Either the president has no coherent plans, or those plans are devious and not to be shared with the people.
—Llewellyn King, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coherent
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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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Sorel is one of the most underrated shoe brands on the market—and a consistent favorite among Glamour editors.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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Duties include overseeing the diligence, structuring and execution of private market investments that support the energy transition and other sustainability focused investments consistent with the portfolio strategy.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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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
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These improvements and advancements will ensure that incentive discovery, application, compliance, and reporting are effortless and accessible, no matter the complexity, jurisdiction, industry, or size of the business.—
Josipa Majic Predin,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Rea said the city is committed to building the facility in a more accessible location, closer to the city center.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
3 Apr. 2025
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The company notes that the P21 is compatible with the iPhone 16 series for seamless file transfers and that users can record Apple ProRes videos directly to the SSD.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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The latest cycle of iPhone software, iOS 18, is compatible with all iPhones from the iPhone Xs from 2018 onwards.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 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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For patients to benefit fully from AI, there must be clear and comprehensible explanations of how these systems work and how they are evaluated.—
Rob El Kareh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Given the stakes for reproductive autonomy, Donegan’s reservations are entirely comprehensible.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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A lot of people want to talk gun control, which is a very valid debate.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
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Only tickets originally purchased to games Saturday and Sunday will be valid for this weekend’s games.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Coherent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coherent. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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