as in reasonable
based on sound reasoning or information
she takes a commonsensible approach to child rearing, blithely ignoring what the so-called experts suggest
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Accepting and acknowledging reasonable proof of that reality would be an important part of effectively combating the government’s current vaccine skepticism.—
Benjamin Mazer,
The Atlantic,
8 Dec. 2025 -
The Chiefs have just a 15% chance to make the playoffs as of Monday morning and probably need to win all four of their remaining games to have any reasonable shot at playing beyond Week 18.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2025
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The company said the technology supports its roadmap toward quantum systems capable of operating with hundreds of high-precision logical qubits.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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Past and present are utilized in such a fascinating way as the filmmaker takes his premise to a logical, honest and heartfelt conclusion.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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More than 30,000 of the hair tools have been bought in the past month, which has earned it best-seller status at Amazon.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
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Then, in Leverkusen, Newcastle had the two best chances, but neither Neave nor Joe Brayson could take them and they were punished.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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But the Civilian Oversight Commission says those arguments, which were first made by the office of county counsel, are not valid in light of recent developments.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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On the other hand, tourism can raise valid concerns among local communities regarding overtourism, rising housing costs and strain on infrastructure.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
16 June 2026
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As the slightly more sensible Tess, Ginger Minj is the glue of the production, ably carrying the heavy burden of turning the very silly storyline into something broadly coherent.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
9 June 2026
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Visa and Mastercard have answered it the only sensible way, by buying exposure to both and positioning to charge a fee whichever way the traffic flows.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2026
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None are credible challengers; Matt Conroy is the more reasoned and moderate of the three.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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This is a time for cool, calm and reasoned debate, and for legislators to think through the consequences of legislation put forth.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Jan. 2026
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As crises in the global oil and gas markets shook the United States in the 1970s, an energy source that didn’t rely on foreign governments or fluctuating markets seemed perfectly rational.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
7 Dec. 2025
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Edoardo is more extroverted and very rational, Angelo is more execution-driven.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
24 Nov. 2025
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But Cape Verde simply did not wilt in a solid, switched-on 4-5-1 defensive shape, compressing space between the lines and defending heroically in their own penalty area to keep the European Champions at bay, and committing only one foul in the process — the fewest ever recorded in a World Cup game.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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With the star’s acting serving as the show’s solid anchor, one of composer Brenton Vivian‘s main tasks was to give the series a score that supported rather than overshadowed her work.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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“Commonsensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonsensible. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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