reason with
phrasal verb
reasoned with; reasoning with; reasons with
: to talk with (someone) in a sensible way in order to try to change that person's thoughts or behavior
They tried to reason with him, but he wouldn't listen.
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Lynette tries to reason with him, but Cody takes the bag of money and leaves.
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Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
And Nesmith is a big reason with his performance for the ages.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Under the terms, the Battle 4 Atlantis’ host, Island Company Hotel Limited, reserves the right to cancel for any reason with a total liability capped at $50,000.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 May 2025
MuleSoft says that because LLMs need access to the API specifications, they must be annotated with metadata that the LLMs can reason with.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
And Nesmith is a big reason with his performance for the ages.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Under the terms, the Battle 4 Atlantis’ host, Island Company Hotel Limited, reserves the right to cancel for any reason with a total liability capped at $50,000.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 May 2025
MuleSoft says that because LLMs need access to the API specifications, they must be annotated with metadata that the LLMs can reason with.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for reason with
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“Reason with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reason%20with. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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