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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
Pirate Yakuza proverbial monkey’s paw furls on providing a thrilling pirate life and crime simulator at the expense of a more coherent or emotional story.
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Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
Putting together a coherent picture is a bit like solving a puzzle.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 12 Feb. 2025
The opposition lacks anyone with a remotely similar social media and traditional media star power, or a coherent legislative way to slow or stop them.
—Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
Both pilots were pulled from the water and were coherent, according to Viets.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2025
Putting together a coherent picture is a bit like solving a puzzle.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 12 Feb. 2025
The opposition lacks anyone with a remotely similar social media and traditional media star power, or a coherent legislative way to slow or stop them.
—Axios, 13 Feb. 2025
Both pilots were pulled from the water and were coherent, according to Viets.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coherent
Adjective
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To ease the concern stakeholders and regulators may have about the vertical AI's use, include policies broken down into tree diagrams or mind maps for visible logical workflow.—
Vijay Pandey,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Be careful, though, not to let a rant become your reality: Your letter is brimming with unhelpful generalizations — that men are pigs, for instance — and logical inconsistencies.—
Philip Galanes,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Some clubs have a set look with distinctive, consistent design elements and that can be a good thing.—
Brooks Peck,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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But Robinson was waived by the Heat this past summer after struggling to find consistent playing time in Miami, appearing in just 36 games for the Heat last season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
22 Feb. 2025
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And so that is an incentive to not admit your ignorance and to build up all sorts of defenses and appeal to bogus authorities in order to remain convinced of your own rational capacities and your independence.—
Sean Illing,
Vox,
22 Feb. 2025
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As mentioned earlier, the industry needs a predictable market as the foundation, including upcoming policies and regulations, rational requirements and societal demands.—
Han Hendriks,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Indeed, the section of the Ukraine's State Service of Geology and Subsoil website detailing the country's potential reserves is not currently accessible.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2025
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To admit to trying is to admit that great style is accessible—that it can be studied and practiced—rather than something only a select few possess.—
Daisy Maldonado,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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The 2024 iMac couldn't run the three of these five 3DMark tests that Macs are compatible with at the time of our review.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
22 Feb. 2025
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The iPhone 16e is compatible with iOS 18, Apple's latest software update.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Certainly, the numbers suggest those benefits are being realized by a reasonable proportion of consumers in the U.K.—
Paul Marcantonio,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Olympus Region has one fewer Location to traverse before the Guardian. Encounters in the Rift of Thessaly that had too many waves (of foes) should now be more reasonable.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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The decision was comprehensible — Caen were on another dismal run in Ligue 2 — but its execution rankled some.—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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This distinction is abundantly and immediately clear onstage, never explained but automatically comprehensible to audiences as soon as the dialogue begins, and a testament to the strength of the writing and conception of the piece.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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Adopt a zero-tolerance approach: Document every incident thoroughly with legal experts and witnesses, distinguishing valid concerns from smear campaigns, false claims or prejudice.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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However, some argue that prosecutors regularly drop cases for legal reasons and that the Justice Department may have had valid grounds for doing so.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Coherent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coherent. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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