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as in explanations
a statement given to explain a belief or act
she gave a good reason for her seemingly suspicious behavior
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as in motives
something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing
a firm belief that we are here on earth to help others is the reason for her tireless volunteer work
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3
as in excuses
an explanation that frees one from fault or blame
what reason do you have for being in such a bad mood?
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as in causes
someone or something responsible for a result
what's the meteorological reason for tornadoes?
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as in derives
to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
she reasoned that since all of the cakes were on sale for the same price, she might as well pick the biggest one
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as in argues
to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration
he tried to reason that no one in their right mind would buy his brother's old video games, but they were put on the online auction anyway
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reasons
Noun
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The mismanagement of the past cannot be changed with more investigations and explanations.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025 -
Crombie emphasized that in designing the human printer, the artisans were not too concerned about having meticulous scientific explanations behind each visual aspect.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For Wells Fargo, this is important because the company derives a large part of its revenues from net interest incomes (NII), which are heavily influenced by the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decisions.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2025
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The money derives from licensing fees from baseball cards, video games and other merchandise.—
Alex Sherman,Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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White argues that the crypto industry has become a re-creation of much of what its original ideology claimed to despise.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
11 Dec. 2024
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But Vanessa Cho, design partner at GV, Alphabet’s venture capital division, argues that’s the wrong way for founders to think about design.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune Asia,
10 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Federal judges already have the power to punish attorneys and law firms for bringing meritless lawsuits and legal arguments.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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Sproles said duck hunting season caused the most contentious arguments during his time as a commissioner.—
River Valley Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Bowles said his team understands the job in front of it.—
Rick Stroud,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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Robert Smith understands Chappell Roan‘s concerns about setting boundaries with fans.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The complaint contends that Schultz and So violated securities laws, and even indicated their efforts to skirt those laws on the Spaces call.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
20 Dec. 2024
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Amazon contends that the workers are not employees.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
20 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Out of the box, the firewall analyzes new programs and decides whether to allow network access.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
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Pilate caves and decides to crucify Jesus, whom Christians believe rose from the dead three days later.—
Nathanael Andrade,
The Conversation,
11 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Confused and frightened, Lucy contacts her brother-in-law and pleads with him to come and help.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The caller pleads with the grandparent to send money immediately to help resolve the problem.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Reasons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reasons. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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