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Recent Examples of incoherence
Granted, there was a lot to criticize in my writing, which was suffering from all sorts of problems, from structural incoherence to insufficient character development to—yes—didactic heavy-handedness that broke the reader’s immersion.
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Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
But that incoherence doesn’t prevent some of Bhattacharya’s ideas on replication and research priorities from being good.
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Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
9 Feb. 2026
Analysts and former diplomats told CNN that successive British governments have failed to strike the correct balance on China, resulting in a policy characterized by mistrust, skittishness and incoherence.
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Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
The Europe section highlights the incoherence of the grand plan.
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Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
8 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
But that incoherence doesn’t prevent some of Bhattacharya’s ideas on replication and research priorities from being good.
—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
9 Feb. 2026
Analysts and former diplomats told CNN that successive British governments have failed to strike the correct balance on China, resulting in a policy characterized by mistrust, skittishness and incoherence.
—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
The Europe section highlights the incoherence of the grand plan.
—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
8 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incoherence
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Art schools, like all schools, are wobbling under the illogic of the cost-benefit math.
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Wilson operated outside of conventional narrative, trusting in the magic of unexpected illogic.
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Most believe there could be solutions through civil dialog, there are answers in the middle, and there is destructive disunity at the fringes.
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Whether that agreement will rapidly come to fruition on such a tight timeline is looking increasingly difficult – especially amid disunity among House and Senate Democrats.
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Moreover, experts should introduce deliberate irrationality to disrupt the model’s predictive path.
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Viral memes and TikTok trends play up women’s purportedly excessive spike in libido during ovulation and dramatic irrationality during menstruation and the luteal phase (the 14 days or so between ovulation and menstruation).
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Among the potential complications are severe dehydration, electrolyte imbalance and loss of fluid volume in the body, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
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Signs Your Oral Microbiome Is Out of Balance Persistent bad breath that does not resolve with brushing is one of the most common early signs of bacterial imbalance.
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Researchers believe the extreme asymmetry may be linked to the galaxy's motion through a dense galaxy cluster.
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Trends for 2026–2027 include reinvented strapless gowns, draping, asymmetry, micro bows, and playful elements like peplums or detachable components — many of which align with Olivia Bottega’s convertible and adaptable styles.
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Manuel also jangles this apparent order with the striking visual trope of disorienting disproportions of scale—figures appearing unexpectedly small or large in the course’s expanses.
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Sonon, for example, started out as a cartoonist and uses physical disproportion to express the personalities of characters.
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Difficult bosses, though frustrating, are manageable due to skill gaps like disorganization, allowing employees to adapt and grow.
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As the day continues, however, fatigue or disorganization could interrupt your momentum.
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Diné weaver Marilou Schultz has been probing the harmonies and dissonances between these technologies since the 1960s.
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Fans don’t quite know what to make of the gloomy dissonance.
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“Incoherence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incoherence. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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