as in reasonableness
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Recent Examples of rationality
When Atay was five, the family moved to the capital city of Ankara; there, the boy was educated in the leading institutions of the Kemalist élite, bastions of rationality, efficiency, progress, and other eagerly adopted European values.
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Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
But regardless of whether their warnings prove prophetic, their plight illustrates the hard boundaries of a social order that prides itself on objectivity and rationality.
—Evan Malmgren, Harper's Magazine, 21 Aug. 2024
The effort to improve one’s rationality as a gambler easily approaches the irrational.
—Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Don’t let the giddiness of booking a trip overpower your rationality.
—Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2024
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Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
But regardless of whether their warnings prove prophetic, their plight illustrates the hard boundaries of a social order that prides itself on objectivity and rationality.
—Evan Malmgren, Harper's Magazine, 21 Aug. 2024
The effort to improve one’s rationality as a gambler easily approaches the irrational.
—Idrees Kahloon, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Don’t let the giddiness of booking a trip overpower your rationality.
—Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rationality
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Instead, in this example, refinancing down to a 20-year loan could make more sense.Amy Wagner and Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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Stretching out your arms to a bigger audience pool makes a lot of sense.Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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What does a guy in my situation do: stay single for sanity or give it another go? – Dating Debate Dear Dating Debate: Think of this as the entrance to a new phase in your dating life.R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Can Washington keep things somewhat manageable with enough economic growth…lower interest rates…higher taxes…a return to fiscal sanity…or some combination thereof?MoneyShow, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Julio is an incredible new talent, and the way his mind works is so abstract.Keaton Bell, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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The Searchlight Pictures movie opens in December and seems to reinforce the narrative that mostly late-breaking movies are top of mind for awards voters.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 22 Nov. 2024
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The first reason that alcohol should be cut out to lose fat is that it’s filled with empty calories.Fred Sassani, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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There are endless reasons to take a year off from typical festivities or start a new tradition on Thanksgiving Day.Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Rationality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationality. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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