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as in rationality
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as in feasibility
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reasonableness
Noun
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When faced with a choice between rationality and humanity, remember: Contracts expire.—
Victoria Vitchenco,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025 -
At least in this instance, Mexican policy was a triumph of economic rationality over ideology.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This issue was built around residences that offer respite from the routine: homes that are in harmony with their environment and the rhythms of their inhabitants, and that offer an unabashed sense of fantasy and locale.—
Amy Astley,
Architectural Digest,
28 May 2025
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June's sometime lover Nick (Max Minghella) was among the casualties, a man who could never commit to any side of the cause finally fell victim to his own sense of survivalism.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
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
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Universities must take near-term actions to improve economic viability, such as adopting real-time budgeting approaches with regular reviews and dynamic resource reallocation—a present-forward approach.—
Gregory Crawford,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Wolverine populations have recovered steadily in recent years, but the species remains endangered in Finland -- due to its small population size, low genetic viability and fragmented distribution, the researchers said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
30 May 2025
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The thought of sitting out spring practices never crossed star running back Kyren Williams’ mind, despite an ongoing contract negotiation between his representatives and the Los Angeles Rams.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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With January’s trauma still fresh in the minds of many, Verdery said the group is focused on rebuilding with an eye toward safety and resilience.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
29 May 2025
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Additionally, all mood data came from caregiver reports, introducing the possibility of bias.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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The Borussia Dortmund team that prevailed in 1997 were probably the last first-time winners for whom the Champions League hadn’t been talked about much as a possibility for years before, let alone regarded as some sort of destiny.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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The time lapses don’t connect these scenes narratively so much as suggest the potentialities of a constantly warping persona.—
Armond White,
National Review,
14 May 2025
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In a striking parallel to the 1990s, epochal thinking about the potentialities of a high technology society has once again upended politics.—
Jacob Bruggeman & Casey Eilbert / Made by History,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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The plausibility of this argument figures to be a key component in the outcome of the trial.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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The point is to argue the plausibility of either the humans or the lone silverback prevailing in a battle of brawn.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Reasonableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reasonableness. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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