1
as in effectiveness
the capacity to persuade
the cogency of Thomas Paine's celebrated case for American independence
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as in impact
the quality of an utterance that provokes interest and produces an effect
satirical comments of great cogency
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Recent Examples of cogency
Masterpiece remakes offer something very different, speaking to us with surprising urgency and cogency across time.
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Jim Shepard, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
The play echoes this ever-important sentiment but with far less cogency on an American stage.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
European leaders refused to comment on the record about their perceptions of Biden’s cogency.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
Here, his body of writing, published as well as unpublished, historical as well as contemporaneous, stands out for its cogency, intricacy, and fluency.
—Fredrik Logevall, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
The emphasis is on technical perfection, formal cogency, and unity of interpretive approach.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Yet, by using Martin’s words to ferry one scene to the next, & Juliet also ends up emphasizing the cogency of his work.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2022
But in her first directorial feature in 15 years, cinematographer Johnes doesn’t organize this material with ideal cogency.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 9 Nov. 2022
But Post evidently finds inspiration in the late rocker’s gloomy cogency.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 9 June 2022
Jim Shepard, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
The play echoes this ever-important sentiment but with far less cogency on an American stage.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
European leaders refused to comment on the record about their perceptions of Biden’s cogency.
—Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
Here, his body of writing, published as well as unpublished, historical as well as contemporaneous, stands out for its cogency, intricacy, and fluency.
—Fredrik Logevall, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
The emphasis is on technical perfection, formal cogency, and unity of interpretive approach.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Yet, by using Martin’s words to ferry one scene to the next, & Juliet also ends up emphasizing the cogency of his work.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2022
But in her first directorial feature in 15 years, cinematographer Johnes doesn’t organize this material with ideal cogency.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 9 Nov. 2022
But Post evidently finds inspiration in the late rocker’s gloomy cogency.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 9 June 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cogency
Noun
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The missile's ultimate impact on the war may depend on the shifting tides of diplomacy, especially if U.S. President Donald Trump succeeds in initiating peace talks.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The first agreement, for improvements of Pabst Farms Boulevard between Village Lane and Sawyer Road based on a traffic impact assessment, formalizes a plan in which Pabst Farms Development and Costco will pay for road costs.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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So, does this completely overhaul the validity of having romantic preferences?—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The son of LeBron James, Bronny has heard the nepotism criticisms ever since getting a shot at the NBA, and to be quite frank, some of that has some validity to it.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Still, the significance of overcoming Senegal cannot be overstated.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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That’s pretty much what breaking is, in terms of the dance and the historical significance of this dance.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Federal Reserve Act provides no authority for a Fed chair to remove another member of the Board of Governors.—
Ann Saphir,
Freep.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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But the Trump administration said the judge did not have the authority to weigh in.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Frazier, who was a key part of the 2024 club, knows the importance of playing winning baseball.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
21 Aug. 2025
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Upon accepting that award, Dobson stressed the importance of voters passing conservative ideology to the next generation, according to the Christian Post.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
21 Aug. 2025
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Futu’s Chen says the company remains committed to global expansion, pointing to its strength in developing new products and services such as cryptocurrency trading.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Related Stories Second-half EBITDA grew 8%, fueled by strength across Total Television, streaming service Stan and the Publishing division.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Cogency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cogency. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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