epistemic

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Recent Examples of epistemic Will either ever be as essential or influential as Twitter among epistemic elites? Katherine Alejandra Cross, WIRED, 13 July 2023 These human sciences present a patchwork of conflicting claims to epistemic supremacy. Jason Blakely, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023 The interrogations of Laurence delve deep into her childhood, her family, her life in Paris, her academic ambitions, her relationship with the father of her child (an older and married white man), and her own epistemic relationship to the killing (including in relation to her Senegalese heritage). Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2022 The more obvious pattern uniting the likes of Covid denialist Alex Berenson, anti-vaccine advocate and Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and election-denying Gateway Pundit publisher Jim Hoft is their epistemic closure. Rob Pegoraro, The New Republic, 7 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for epistemic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for epistemic
Adjective
  • Research published in Psychological Science shows that springtime weather has a significant positive impact on both mood and cognitive functioning, especially when individuals spend time outdoors.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Such interventions have been shown in past research to improve memory and thinking skills by five points on a cognitive test for people with mild cognitive impairment.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The debt snowball method is meant to create quick wins that translate into psychological boosts by paying off your smallest debts first.
    Gabriel Rodríguez, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Starmer's seeming ridiculous announcement will do nothing but slap a symbolic bandage on a far deeper generational psychological wound.
    Jeffrey Blehar, National Review, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Williamson said earlier this week that his hamstring is completely healed, but his mental state remains a work in progress.
    oregonlive, oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Sign up That Torrance pushed Vial and Eduardo to such mental anguish does not surprise immigrant-justice advocates.
    María Inés Taracena, The New Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
Adjective
  • But the players around him will need to be conscious defensively to get the most out of him.
    Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Most of them went by quickly enough to evade conscious perception, but the overall effect was unsettling.
    Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • What's Being Recalled And Why The voluntary recall was initiated by Cabot’s parent company, Agri-Mark, Inc., on March 26, 2025, after internal testing detected elevated levels of coliform bacteria.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Major negative factors include Iran’s greater nuclear weapon capabilities, its shorter time frames to build nuclear weapons, and the growing normalization of internal Iranian discussions favoring building nuclear weapons.
    Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • These experiences allow students to explore academic interests deeply while developing the intellectual vitality that selective colleges seek in applicants.
    Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • The backstory: In 1654, these some 7,500 acres of ancient woodlands and meadows were acquired by the aristocratic Clerk family (who still own it today), who quickly set about establishing it as a hub for the aesthetic and intellectual elite of their time.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2025

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“Epistemic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epistemic. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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