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as in reasonable
according to the rules of logic
presented a very analytical argument for the defendant's guilt
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Recent Examples of analytic
Silver outlined that the term applies to individuals who are good at abstract, analytic reasoning, but lack other forms of intelligence like empathy, judgment and self-awareness.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Digital marketing experts like Neil Patel warn that marketers who rely only on traditional analytic methods are missing a huge part of their overall audience and valuable insights.
—Nick Leighton, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
For all you analytic freaks look at how many more shots St. John’s took that ‘Nova, look at how many more offensive rebounds.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
The intimacy in Akerman’s film is a matter of structural poetry, of analytic rapture.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
Digital marketing experts like Neil Patel warn that marketers who rely only on traditional analytic methods are missing a huge part of their overall audience and valuable insights.
—Nick Leighton, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
For all you analytic freaks look at how many more shots St. John’s took that ‘Nova, look at how many more offensive rebounds.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
The intimacy in Akerman’s film is a matter of structural poetry, of analytic rapture.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for analytic
Adjective
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Ars wrote more about why this is a reasonable path forward last September.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ovechkin’s 52 in a high-scoring 2005-06 season feels like a reasonable benchmark for modern snipers, and even that’s tough.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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There are logical, though debatable, arguments that the settlement paying male athletes more in damages and permitting colleges to pay male athletes more going forward is problematic under Title IX.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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For the Jaguars, Reuter identified Michigan defensive lineman Mason Graham and Kentucky cornerback Maxwell Hairston as logical selections.—
Bryce Lazenby,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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Many point out that while his concerns about academics and responsibilities are valid, his approach was heavy-handed and unfair — especially toward the girlfriend.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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A lot of people want to talk gun control, which is a very valid debate.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
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What’s worse, the White House has failed to mount a coherent campaign to explain the stakes to the American people.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Isolationism as a Slur In the postwar era, isolationism devolved from a coherent strategic perspective into a term of political derision.—
Andrew Latham,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Rajula Srivastava, for contributions in harmonic analysis and analytic number theory, including contributions to the problem of counting rational points near smooth manifolds.—
Alex Cramer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2025
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There is no rational analysis that would lead one to the conclusion that a President would single-handedly decide to blow up a century’s worth of globalization on a chilly Wednesday afternoon in April.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2025
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Wear sensible shoes to explore Kathleen Ferguson’s urban flower farm built on a slope.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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Your idea about cremation so your ashes can be divided between the two gravesites seems sensible to me.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2025
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After a week full of monstrous swings, the S&P 500 posted its best weekly performance since November 23, while the Nasdaq saw its best week since November 2022, according to the financial data firm FactSet.—
Anne Marie Drummond Lee,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Shorts are the only categories whose winners are ineligible for best picture, acting, screenplay or any other major Oscar, due to their length.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Analytic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/analytic. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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