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Recent Examples of nonempirical
The enforcement of such nonempirical standards as taste and judgment implies a kind of cultural and aesthetic hierarchy that Silicon Valley’s ruling class embraces ruthlessly but will never admit to countenancing.
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Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 20 Oct. 2019
Each story represents a fresh challenge of how to say things in a nonempirical way.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 24 June 2018
Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 20 Oct. 2019
Each story represents a fresh challenge of how to say things in a nonempirical way.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 24 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonempirical
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For stock market investors, the equity risk premium is the theoretical excess return of stocks over risk-free assets to account for market risk.—
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CNBC,
19 May 2025
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Think of the 60 plus percentage rates advertised in the press as the ceiling or the theoretical maximum reimbursement rates.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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During the alleged incident, Combs threw a hanger at Morgan, later paying a settlement after the fact.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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The city has paid around $100 million to settle alleged police misconduct so far this year, with hundreds more cases looming.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Health has been viewed primarily as a function of hypothetical future costs in wealth planning.—
Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The debate over Rose’s place in Cooperstown is now more than a hypothetical.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Production and Future Outlook The AI Pro has progressed beyond the conceptual stage, with prototypes manufactured by Global Foundries in Dresden.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The initial development agreement for the town center was approved back in 2006, long before the project had a conceptual site plan.—
James Wilkins,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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Biden's attorney jumped in to clarify that Hur's team had asked a speculative question that did not reflect Biden's initial answer.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Any financial instruments mentioned herein are speculative in nature and may involve risk to principal and interest.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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Those two are the veterans in a room that’s filled with unproven talents such as Cam Smith, Storm Duck, Ethan Bonner, Isaiah Johnson and rookies Jason Marshall Jr and BJ Adams.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2025
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Giving an unproven prospect like Matt Shaw the third base job out of spring training was originally a disaster for the Chicago Cubs.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Berry recorded an impairment charge of $44 million related to unproved properties affected by California Senate Bill No. 1137, which restricts new drilling activities within 3,200 feet of sensitive receptors.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
13 Mar. 2025
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Rhetoric surrounding an audit of aid for Kyiv has amplified unproved accusations that Ukrainian officials have siphoned off cash intended for the war effort, and could undermine other requests for assistance.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Nonempirical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonempirical. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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