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Recent Examples of rationality
Saul posited that technocratic elites had fetishized the Enlightenment ideal of rationality to the point of extremism.
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Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Of course, rationality is often in short supply when discussing money and mortality.
—Ashley Case, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
But Sheinbaum seemed determined to give at least the appearance of rationality.
—Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
His decision to side with keeping the government open at the expense of legislative branch power came from a place of rationality, not rashness.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Of course, rationality is often in short supply when discussing money and mortality.
—Ashley Case, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
But Sheinbaum seemed determined to give at least the appearance of rationality.
—Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
His decision to side with keeping the government open at the expense of legislative branch power came from a place of rationality, not rashness.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rationality
Noun
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The Personal Brand Is the Leadership Brand Demis Hassabis — cofounder and CEO of Google DeepMind — isn’t a personal brand in the conventional sense.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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And it was done like a theater production in the sense that every time there was a character, the role was played by an actor.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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Against the backdrop of U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance’s jaw-dropping polemic against European democracies at February’s Munich Security Conference, this was a welcome return to sense, if not sanity.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
2 June 2025
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But Verghese, of Stanford University, a physician who spoke of compassion, healing and of life’s brevity, was the chief messenger of sanity.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
Noun
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Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2025
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The best way to overcome a year of disappointment is, of course, to challenge again, which is precisely the thought on Arteta’s mind.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
Noun
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The Television Academy has stubbornly hung on to the old notion that half-hour shows are comedies while hourlong shows are dramas if for no other reason than there doesn’t seem to be a better determining factor.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
7 June 2025
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Martino abruptly resigned due to personal reasons and Miami hired Messi’s long-time friend and former Barcelona and Argentina team-mate Javier Mascherano as head coach.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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“Rationality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationality. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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