intelligent design
noun
: the theory that matter, the various forms of life, and the world were created by a designing intelligence
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The most recent came in Kitzmiller v. Dover, the 2005 case in which a Pennsylvania school district’s policy of requiring teachers to recommend intelligent design to their students as a scientifically credible alternative to evolution was found unconstitutional.
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Glenn Branch, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
Fortunately, the reference to intelligent design was removed before the bill passed.
—Glenn Branch, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
The French Academy of Sciences was so impressed by this optimal architecture that it was declared proof of divine guidance or intelligent design.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
The intelligent design provides support from every angle with space to rest your chin or the back of your head without feeling like you’re being pushed forward during your flight.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
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Glenn Branch, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
Fortunately, the reference to intelligent design was removed before the bill passed.
—Glenn Branch, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
The French Academy of Sciences was so impressed by this optimal architecture that it was declared proof of divine guidance or intelligent design.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 6 Jan. 2025
The intelligent design provides support from every angle with space to rest your chin or the back of your head without feeling like you’re being pushed forward during your flight.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
See All Example Sentences for intelligent design
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“Intelligent design.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intelligent%20design. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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