as in reasonableness
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Recent Examples of rationality
Of course, rationality is often in short supply when discussing money and mortality.
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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
And one benefit of a plot built on relentlessly surreal happenstance is that eventually every new plot development starts to feel like a twist — because nothing is predetermined, and rationality and rigor have already gone out the window.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
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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
And one benefit of a plot built on relentlessly surreal happenstance is that eventually every new plot development starts to feel like a twist — because nothing is predetermined, and rationality and rigor have already gone out the window.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rationality
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Amazon | Steam | Official Website At this point, Elden Ring is well-known for its epic sense of scale, offering players dozens of hours of meticulous exploration, gradual character progression, and unforgiving enemy encounters that require deliberate care and strategy.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
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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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Suppressing the complexity of the nation’s past to curate a comforting national story will not lead to truth, sanity, or the sorts of achievements that Trump wants to celebrate.—
Time,
Time,
20 May 2025
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Most of us involuntarily limit our daily interaction with the world’s incessant problems, just to preserve our basic sanity.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
18 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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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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Early reactions to the live-action remake note the film's inclusion of iconic original moments as a key reason for its success.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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The reality is that Kevin Durant prioritizes being on the court (75 games two seasons ago) and the only reason his game total was down to 62 this past season was because the Suns shut him down.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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“Rationality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationality. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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