as in logical
based on sound reasoning or information
the only commonsensical solution would be to divide the children into groups according to age
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Adjective
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Schumer’s reasoning was clear and logical: a shutdown is inherently bad.—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025 -
That appeared to be a logical decision given that Świątek had a good chance to capture the gold medal at the Olympics with Roland Garros hosting.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Multi: Multi-ground (MG) cleats are designed to achieve reasonable levels of traction, grip and control on as many types of ground as possible.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Read has pleaded not guilty, denied killing O'Keefe and alleged she is being framed, attempting to sow reasonable doubt in prosecutors' claims and asserting that someone else killed O'Keefe and had ties to and influence over the investigation.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The economic idea that people are purely rational, self-serving beings has been undermined by broad research over decades into psychology and behavioral economics.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Listening to constituents, stakeholders, and community input to make our voices heard at the Council while balancing competing interests of other council members to bring rational discussion and mutual understanding to move ALL of Fort Worth Forward.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Parker rushes out to tell McGee, who's seeing Gibbs’ old truck in his parking place instead of his own sensible dad car.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The Sky would be a sensible target for CHSN to improve its portfolio.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There are valid criticisms of the work colleges and universities do, Cornwell added, but they are being met with a disproportionate response from the federal government.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2025
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Hackers roll back a device’s clock to a time when expired security certificates were still valid.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The forthcoming rain was good news for crews battling a wildfire in central New Jersey that erupted on April 22 and has consumed 12,250 acres.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Okay, top-10 best movie entrance of all time for Blake Lively.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Commonsensical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonsensical. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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