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according to the rules of logic
presented a very analytical argument for the defendant's guilt
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Recent Examples of analytic
This dynamic was present in the analysis of China’s interference in the 2020 presidential election, according to the IC analytic ombudsman’s January 2021 report.
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Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
This will not be a very popular take, and maybe its the optimist in me, but I'm intrigued by most of the analytic models that have USC as a top ~20 team, despite their mediocre record.
—Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
But history hasn’t been kind to him, as many of the newer analytic numbers have downgraded him on offense.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
While President-elect Donald J. Trump regularly questioned spy agency findings during his first term, Mr. Biden’s White House has embraced the analytic work of its intelligence community.
—Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
This will not be a very popular take, and maybe its the optimist in me, but I'm intrigued by most of the analytic models that have USC as a top ~20 team, despite their mediocre record.
—Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
But history hasn’t been kind to him, as many of the newer analytic numbers have downgraded him on offense.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
While President-elect Donald J. Trump regularly questioned spy agency findings during his first term, Mr. Biden’s White House has embraced the analytic work of its intelligence community.
—Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for analytic
Adjective
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The moves alienated longtime shoppers who valued Kohl’s for its quality clothes at reasonable prices.—
Maria Sole Campinoti,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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All of this could have been avoided with any number of reasonable, common-sense approaches to addressing homebuilding on a statewide basis.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Orange County Register,
27 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In the absence of that, there may be a need for an arbiter, with Igbokwe and Berwick’s boss, Langley, as the logical choice.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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The policy becomes logical when considering the incubation periods of STDs and how those timelines differ between illnesses.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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On Friday, senior officials at the various federal agencies sent memos to staffers assuring them the offers were valid and lawful.—
Will Steakin,
ABC News,
3 Feb. 2025
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Each must include a valid mailing address and telephone number.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Hamilton pressed the secretary of state to explain the Clinton administration’s foreign policy, challenging it to set aside slogans from the campaign and articulate a coherent foreign policy for the United States.—
John T. Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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For instance, one theory posits the southern half may have been recently disturbed, likely by a single major merger around 2 billion to 4 billion years ago, leading to a pocket of star formation and unusually coherent streams of stars.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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As brutal as the action looks on the surface, there is some rational trading taking place, even if some of the moves in individual stocks end up being overdone.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2025
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Our rational impulses are so automatic, and so strong, that we’re now faced with the problem of what to do with the irrational.—
Joshua Rothman,
The New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But the relationship leads to serious conversations about the most sensible outcome of all: a bicoastal merger of the conferences.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Martin and county transit leaders say the project makes far smarter and financially sensible use of the bus station’s existing 12 acres of surface parking and the second, 33-acre piece of former farmland, which the county transit agency also owns.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Mancini, meanwhile, doesn’t have a high ceiling but has a good chance of developing into a legitimate upgrade compared to who the Canucks have iced on the right side of their third pair this season (Noah Juulsen/Vincent Desharnais).—
Corey Pronman,
The Athletic,
1 Feb. 2025
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These are legitimate questions, with no good answers.—
Chris Boudreau,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Analytic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analytic. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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