adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
argument
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Defence could muster cogent arguments to maintain an unusually high level of expenditure.
case
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Screening for prostatic cancer Editor, - Fritz H Schröder makes a cogent case against widespread screening for cancer of the prostate.
reason
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There are cogent reasons why the constitution drafters decided to generalize rather than to particularize.
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There are some cogent reasons for using paper sludge, he claims.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The court will require clear, cogent evidence before its decision can be changed.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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His assessment may be the most cogent and logical around today.
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On the threshold of war there is always cogent justification for entering it.
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The orchestra is severely stretched to maintain any sort of cogent line, and the fantasy of the work is all but lost.
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There are cogent reasons why the constitution drafters decided to generalize rather than to particularize.
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There are some cogent reasons for using paper sludge, he claims.
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We read no cogent outcries from illiterates.