as in compelling
having the power to persuade
the results of the DNA fingerprinting were the most cogent evidence for acquittal
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Recent Examples of cogent
Plenty had their say, but one of the clearest and most cogent responses came from Seedorf.
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Nick Miller,
New York Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Many of the fragments spreading through the digital panopticon comprise real footage of real events, but their cumulative effect is far from a cogent portrait.
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Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2026
The most cogent case proved to be Salesforce, which happened to rally hard on its earnings.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2026
After rescuing her daughter, Sid shoots both Marco and Jessica dead (the latter with a Tatum assist) before getting anything resembling a cogent explanation.
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Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cogent
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Many of the fragments spreading through the digital panopticon comprise real footage of real events, but their cumulative effect is far from a cogent portrait.
—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
11 Mar. 2026
The most cogent case proved to be Salesforce, which happened to rally hard on its earnings.
—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2026
After rescuing her daughter, Sid shoots both Marco and Jessica dead (the latter with a Tatum assist) before getting anything resembling a cogent explanation.
—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cogent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cogent
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True, nothing so grand as a massive dragon and naval battle took place, but seeing Rhaenyra start to change into someone almost unrecognizable from her younger, more innocent self was compelling in a deeper way.
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Adjective
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Any platform, from Zoom to Microsoft, can be compatible with scammers utilizing deepfakes, fake profiles or convincing backgrounds such as an FBI seal.
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Instead of abstract phishing examples, show employees how much of their own digital footprint is publicly available and how easily fraudsters can turn it into a convincing fake profile, email or message.
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That kind of research is less conclusive than clinical trials that follow subjects over time to create new and theoretically more reliable data that can do more to prove cause and effect.
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But, again, is acting out of expediency and the desire to streamline a conclusive end the same as delivering a final season representing the best of The Bear?
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Beyond California, scientists are raising alarms over the planet’s warming oceans, which — coupled with a strong El Niño — could increase temperatures for land dwellers in the coming weeks.
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Weather aside, Fall/Winter 2026 Haute Couture Week, running from July 6 to 9, will feature shows from 30 houses, compared with FW25’s 27-strong line-up.
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“Cogent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cogent. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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