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
Her insights in class are concise, cogent, and nuanced.
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Ted Ladd, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
World leaders will struggle to have a cogent grasp of minor details of who-shot-who on the front line.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
That’s why there was a pretty cogent argument for Poles to be fired.
—Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
There are cogent points about white supremacy and environmental destruction cheek by jowl with tangents on R. Kelly, ChatGPT, and the hair-root plexus.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
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Ted Ladd, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
World leaders will struggle to have a cogent grasp of minor details of who-shot-who on the front line.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
That’s why there was a pretty cogent argument for Poles to be fired.
—Jon Greenberg, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
There are cogent points about white supremacy and environmental destruction cheek by jowl with tangents on R. Kelly, ChatGPT, and the hair-root plexus.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cogent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cogent
Adjective
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The Spirit and Pride’s rivalry is quickly becoming one of the most compelling matchups in the league.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Either way, there do not appear to be many other compelling paths for either Cargill or Naomi to take after WrestleMania 41 that don’t involve each other.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Daniel Farke’s side could not have been more convincing in their final push for the Premier League.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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Tonge is convincing in his conclusion that the religious orders are a permanent feature of Turkish politics and public life.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Estimates of people with other arrhythmias are less conclusive, but in general, people with arrhythmias are at higher risk of having heart attacks or strokes and dying early, Pell said.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2025
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While some studies have found potential associations—often at higher-than-recommended levels—experts caution that the evidence is mixed and not conclusive.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
13 Jan. 2023
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According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.—
Elliot Hughes,
Journal Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2023
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“Cogent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cogent. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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