1
as in logical
according to the rules of logic
your argument isn't valid because you're taking what should be the conclusion and using it as a premise
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2
as in reasonable
based on sound reasoning or information
only further investigation will show whether your theory is valid
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Recent Examples of valid
On Sunday at 2:56 a.m. a high surf advisory was issued by the NWS Eureka CA valid from Monday 4 p.m. until Tuesday 10 a.m.
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2025
The National Weather Service issued a lake wind advisory at 8:27 a.m. on Sunday valid for Monday between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. for the Greater Lake Tahoe Area.
—Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025
Each must include a valid mailing address and telephone number.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
There are stories behind every regular-season game that might not be valid come March Madness.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2025
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Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 23 Feb. 2025
The National Weather Service issued a lake wind advisory at 8:27 a.m. on Sunday valid for Monday between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. for the Greater Lake Tahoe Area.
—Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2025
Each must include a valid mailing address and telephone number.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2025
There are stories behind every regular-season game that might not be valid come March Madness.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for valid
Adjective
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Be careful, though, not to let a rant become your reality: Your letter is brimming with unhelpful generalizations — that men are pigs, for instance — and logical inconsistencies.—
Philip Galanes,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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To ease the concern stakeholders and regulators may have about the vertical AI's use, include policies broken down into tree diagrams or mind maps for visible logical workflow.—
Vijay Pandey,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Certainly, the numbers suggest those benefits are being realized by a reasonable proportion of consumers in the U.K.—
Paul Marcantonio,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Olympus Region has one fewer Location to traverse before the Guardian. Encounters in the Rift of Thessaly that had too many waves (of foes) should now be more reasonable.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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But Trump has continued to claim that the network was trying to influence the election by making Harris sound more coherent, even though both of her answers were in the public realm.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2025
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The park is designed to intensify the use of the area for the local and wider Taichung community, while promoting a more coherent city infrastructure.—
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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And so that is an incentive to not admit your ignorance and to build up all sorts of defenses and appeal to bogus authorities in order to remain convinced of your own rational capacities and your independence.—
Sean Illing,
Vox,
22 Feb. 2025
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As mentioned earlier, the industry needs a predictable market as the foundation, including upcoming policies and regulations, rational requirements and societal demands.—
Han Hendriks,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Arquette's performance is more simple but just as effective, giving hope and soul to a divorced single mom trying to do her best for her kids but with a tendency to bring home the wrong guys.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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The show is so vividly drawn that some of my best conversations were with the episode itself.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
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Simplifying these requirements may seem like sensible policy in fire-prone California, but opponents of SB 610 say the plan to abolish the ranking system unnecessarily seizes control from local governments and promotes more housing construction in high-risk areas.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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His character was one of the more sensible and sympathetic employees at the paper company, which was almost exclusively populated by unpleasant oddballs.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Valid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valid. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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