as in symmetry
a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts
the house has been expanded and remodeled so many times that now it's a jumbled mess that lacks coherence
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Recent Examples of coherence
At the same time, Iran and its partners have additionally embraced information warfare with far greater coherence than even the United States.
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Gaurav Srivastava, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
This is critical for maintaining coherence in quantum systems during longer computations.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
Faster decision-making, greater policy coherence, and a better chance of pushing difficult reforms at a pivotal moment.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
The challenge is not to retreat from circulation, but to insist that circulation be thought through, grounded in specific places and their conditions, and accountable, open to friction, contamination, and transformation rather than insulated coherence.
—Manuela Moscoso, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
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Gaurav Srivastava, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
This is critical for maintaining coherence in quantum systems during longer computations.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr. 2026
Faster decision-making, greater policy coherence, and a better chance of pushing difficult reforms at a pivotal moment.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
The challenge is not to retreat from circulation, but to insist that circulation be thought through, grounded in specific places and their conditions, and accountable, open to friction, contamination, and transformation rather than insulated coherence.
—Manuela Moscoso, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coherence
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Looksmaxxers tend to believe that attractiveness can be scientifically measured, citing numbers and inspecting facial symmetry, completely ignoring cultural context, personal preferences and charisma.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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That lends Gray’s ninth and arguably best film a gratifying full-circle symmetry.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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In this context, capability is only one layer; structure and orchestration begin to matter just as much.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Holloway, Hartman, the background singers, and the orchestration interlock so heartily that the affirmation searched for at the song’s start arrives.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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Both addressed the problem by closing many weak stores, exiting a large proportion of the department stores that sold their goods, dialing back the discounting, and focusing consumers back to their heritage and reputation for quality.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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And at some point, when a significant proportion of the country’s vehicles are EVs or PHEVs, an alternative road-funding method that does not rely on the gas tax will certainly be in order.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
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But, with almost perfect correlation, my daily activities will map onto my dreamscape.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Attribution science does something that correlation studies cannot.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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And then shifting chords where the harmonies overlap, so there’s a moment of dissonance.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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In one breathtaking sequence, the waves of the ocean, of the bark lines of the tree, and of Kristen’s hair all swirl together through the harmony of a connected world.—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
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During the service, various clergy members read from Scripture, including the Acts of the Apostles, the fifth book of the New Testament, and the Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians, which calls for unity in the church.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Some framed their opposition to the road improvements, and by extension the wall, in the language of cross-border unity.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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“Coherence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coherence. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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