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Recent Examples of unscientific
The team’s offerings in 2024 ranked among the top 10 in Major League Baseball, according to a USA Today fan survey and, as unscientific as perceptions and vibes might be, a hit like the Campfire Milkshake does wonders for a team’s concession cuisine street cred.
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Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026
Yet the origin of horoscopes is not entirely unscientific.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 8 Mar. 2026
Wine pros, retirees, new moms and everyone in between—an honest, unscientific conversation about drinking habits, guilt and whether the latest health headlines are actually changing anything.
—Devin Parr, Forbes.com, 27 Feb. 2026
But that’s kind of an unscientific way of getting some sense.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026
Yet the origin of horoscopes is not entirely unscientific.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 8 Mar. 2026
Wine pros, retirees, new moms and everyone in between—an honest, unscientific conversation about drinking habits, guilt and whether the latest health headlines are actually changing anything.
—Devin Parr, Forbes.com, 27 Feb. 2026
But that’s kind of an unscientific way of getting some sense.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscientific
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If that sounds illogical, trainer Chad Brown, who will start Emerging Market in a bid to win his first Derby, can explain.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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That statement was completely illogical yet also made perfect sense, and therefore proved a fitting appraisal of a truly logic-defying game in Paris on Tuesday.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Most absurd of all is the notion that Trump specifically worries about being seen as indulging in frivolity during wartime.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
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Cue a mordantly absurd scene where his chance to land a position in the administration hinges on him successfully retrieving a precious package from a muddy field behind enemy lines, which turns out to be a damp and recalcitrant cat.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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Institutional trading desks spend enormous amounts of time studying behavior, emotional responses and risk tolerance because markets constantly pressure people into making irrational decisions.—
Robert Daugherty,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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The bullish argument goes that earnings season went better than expected, so the rally isn’t irrational.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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To celebrate his 40th birthday on May 13, 2026, read on to hear some of Pattinson's most nonsensical musings, from his hair-washing frequency to childhood hand modeling.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Over sunny instrumentation, Rhys flits back and forth between English and Welsh in what feels like a nonsensical miasma of free association.—
David Harris,
SPIN,
4 May 2026
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Given some of Trump’s most problematic remarks about Ukraine, this hope may not have been completely fatuous.—
Daniel Fried,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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The fatuous Fed/1930s narrative raises a basic question: why are successful investors paid so well?—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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The Venice Biennale is excessive, at times preposterous.—
Sebastian Smee,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2026
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This preposterous scenario is brought to you by Trazodone.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Directed by Nicolas Athane and Marco Nguyen, Jim Queen is a crass, profane, giddily stupid romp through a heap of stereotypes about gay life in Paris.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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For the record, those students are not stupid.—
Hope Loudon,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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Sterling failed to live up to unreasonable expectations created by his huge contract, which quickly became a millstone.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The construction strikes many locals as both unreasonable and unstoppable.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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“Unscientific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscientific. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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