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as in confusing
not clearly or logically connected
the thriller's incoherent plot left movie audiences wondering who did what
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as in loose
consisting of particles that do not stick together
a driveway covered with incoherent gravel
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Recent Examples of incoherent
Europe still needs to define its response to avoid being squeezed between incoherent U.S. policies and China’s responsive maneuvers.
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Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
Not everything needs to open with jump scares and random inserts of loud incoherent chaos.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2025
Read Article > Feb 3 Eric Levitz Donald Trump has incoherent and unhinged beliefs about trade policy.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
The worst, like the tonally incoherent Apple Cider Vinegar, reflect this queasiness without saying much of value about it.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
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Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
Not everything needs to open with jump scares and random inserts of loud incoherent chaos.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2025
Read Article > Feb 3 Eric Levitz Donald Trump has incoherent and unhinged beliefs about trade policy.
—Vox Staff, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
The worst, like the tonally incoherent Apple Cider Vinegar, reflect this queasiness without saying much of value about it.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incoherent
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That film was the third in Trier’s loose Oslo trilogy and was co-written with his long-time collaborator Eskil Vogt, who is also a co-writer on Sentimental Value.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Collins went on to join another funk pioneer: George Clinton, whose alternating bands Parliament and Funkadelic were innovating a looser, more improvisational and funnier style that would help define Black music in the ’70s.—
Steve Knopper,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
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But without a strong messaging foundation, those pieces can feel scattered, inconsistent, or even contradictory.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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His current form may be inconsistent at best, but Finau believes the best results of his career are still ahead of him.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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And Answers For Tuesday, April 8 Supposedly season 2 will start from scratch with those three leading it, and as such, should not be a disjointed as season 1 has been.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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And Seattle’s offensive line was so disjointed last season that a new, more experienced staff could — and should — produce a better product without a drastic change in personnel.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Harris emphasizes nothing has yet changed but customers remain confused as to the status of the incentive and Harbinger’s IRA Risk Free Guarantee was created to mitigate that confusion.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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And while my four rides in Waymo's Jaguar i-Pace vehicles around Los Angeles last summer didn't feature any such fits of indecisiveness, the cars have had their own confused moments.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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For many people, these medications provide a way out of the frustrating cycle of dieting and regaining weight.—
Rowan Briggs,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2025
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Those interest rates matter, because of the frustrating math of inflation.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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The bizarre purchase was revealed last year by the former Lakers player, and the topic was recently brought up during the season 6 finale of The Kardashians.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Weezer has not canceled its plans to perform at Coachella this Saturday (April 12) after the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner sustained non-life-threatening injuries during a bizarre run-in with Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers that ended in a dramatic shootout.—
Dave Brooks,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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This whole exercise of proving the absence of antisemitism as a prerequisite to criticizing Israeli government policy is absurd.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Still, the sexist double standards around pockets have continued to be present in absurd ways.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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The other storylines were quite big and transgressive and Greek, and our storyline felt smaller and more disconnected.—
Emily Longeretta,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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Many couples believe that deep love means never feeling lonely or disconnected.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Incoherent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incoherent. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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