defy logic

idiom

: to lack sense or logic
Her decision defies logic.

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Maryland football’s recent recruiting efforts seemingly defy logic, as the Terps — who are 16-40 in Big Ten play during Mike Locksley’s tenure at coach — are in recruiting battles with national title contenders. Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2025 Even in Year 22, LeBron’s dominance continues to defy logic. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 2 Feb. 2025 But most Weird Foothill Guy content promotes Kaufman’s highly unorthodox style of backcountry skiing—one that seems to defy logic. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 18 Dec. 2024 The protocol at the Christian university with picturesque views of the Pacific Ocean may seem to defy logic to those accustomed to scenes elsewhere in wildfire-prone California of thousands of residents evacuating fire zones in lengthy caravans of cars. Amy Taxin and Eric Thayer, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024 Image The thought that Mr. Trump would be better for undocumented immigrants in the Central Valley might defy logic for Democratic officials like Ms. Conant. Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024 Dongmei Liang Oakland Two laws signed by Newsom defy logic Gov. Newsom signed two laws in California that defy reason. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024 Our responses to the facts of life, particularly with regard to our bodies, sometimes defy logic. R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2024 But in the eighth year since Donald Trump took over the Republican Party, the G.O.P. continues to do things that would seem to defy logic. Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2023

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“Defy logic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defy%20logic. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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