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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reasonableness
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Courage is good, but so is sensitivity; seriousness is good, but so is frivolity; rationality is good, but so is imagination.—
Jenny Noyce,
JSTOR Daily,
14 May 2025 -
These vehicles need to predict movement patterns, navigate road infrastructure and, ironically, understand human irrationality with perfect rationality.—
Alexandre de Vigan,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Such easy overlap between juror and filmmaker speaks to a wider festival goal toward building a real sense of community within the genre world.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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Other migrant families have found the same sense of stability in the city of nearly 2 million inhabitants.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Apocalypse Now, a notoriously punishing shoot in the Philippines that seemingly tested the sanity of nearly everyone involved and almost cost star Martin Sheen his life.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
1 July 2025
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Commenters questioned her competence and her sanity.—
Teaghan Skulszki,
Outside Online,
24 June 2025
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Financial stability is a good indicator and ensures viability as a long-term strategic partner, and commitment to ongoing innovation and development.—
Johnny Hecker,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The surrounding area is primarily non-residential, according to city documents, so adding apartments to the site could strengthen the economic viability of the area.—
Corina Vanek,
AZCentral.com,
8 July 2025
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Nichols’s insecurities came to mind while reading Leslie’s analysis of Lennon and McCartney.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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But even if writing about Paris helped ease the transition, my mind was still flailing in this last codified stage, reverse language shock.—
Benedict Nguyễn
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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Others wanted to consider the possibility of technological advancements.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Indianapolis City-County Council members are also discussing the possibility of fines and mandatory parenting classes for parents and guardians whose children repeatedly violate the new rules.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
14 July 2025
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Each of these sentiments points to the rich, fertile space that exists at the margins—of the body, of language, of the photograph—while also emphasizing the creative potentialities of touch, the action that propels these often porous edges to meet.—
Jessica Simmons-Reid,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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The goal, in the end, is to expand and enlarge our sense of self and the potentialities within our craft through careful reading, compositional imitation, and rigorous discussion.—
Ocean Vuong
September 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Sep. 2022
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There are several scenarios with various degrees of plausibility.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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At least some of these political stances are in the realm of plausibility at a time when their conservative allies control all levers of power in Washington and many have embraced aspects of a Christian nationalist agenda.—
Peter Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2025
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“Reasonableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reasonableness. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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