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or casuistical
as in sophistical
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Adjective
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The characters are treated with odd touches of realism and their sophistic arguments are stingingly psychologized.—
Charles McNulty,
latimes.com,
8 Sep. 2017
Adjective
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Inside, the layout is streamlined and intuitive, with a door-in-door compartment for quick grabs, a specious full-width drawer, and a three-tier organization system in the freezer.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
29 Aug. 2025
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Both comparisons are specious and serve little purpose other than to radicalize the respective bases of each party.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Aug. 2025
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Trump has initiated a flurry of defamation lawsuits against media companies, accusing them of false or misleading coverage.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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In a recent interview with the Financial Times, Hinton challenged the optimistic visions promoted by Silicon Valley leaders, suggesting that much of the upbeat narrative about AI’s societal benefits is, at best, misleading.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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There is a widespread but fallacious perception that India's tariffs are inordinately high.—
Mohan Kumar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Aug. 2025
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The same economists who believe in the same fallacious economic notions?—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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Consider Turkey, where the president’s unconventional, illogical view that lower interest rates would tame inflation has led to a yearslong price spiral and the collapse of the country’s currency.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Sure, it's been criticized for what some call over-the-top clichés and illogical plot twists, but for some, at least, that's part of the fun.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Marking 50 years since Jaws terrified moviegoers, the Academy Museum showcases props, behind-the-scenes footage, and explores how the film created an irrational fear of sharks worldwide.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Maura’s performance makes Maria Angeles so magnetic and eccentric — earthily practical on some matters, dizzily irrational on others, and sympathetically true to herself on all fronts — that all the film’s other players want for detail and texture by comparison.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Bond Benton, a Montclair State University professor who studies social media, branding, popular culture and online hate groups, said the memes come off as incoherent to most people but are embraced by those in niche online spaces.—
Ben Goggin,
NBC news,
12 Sep. 2025
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As the spice levels rise, sweat starts to bead, faces flush, and answers descend into incoherent yelps.—
Diana Hubbell,
Popular Science,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Casuistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casuistic. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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