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Recent Examples of irrational And then the irrational with the Tom Thibodeau move. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025 That kind of irrational response, that’s bloodthirst. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 May 2025 The market's irrational fixation on Musk's presence over performance metrics has created a situation where the very recovery measures Tesla needs most—new leadership and a return to its core mission—are the ones least likely to be implemented due to fear of short-term market reaction. Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025 It's forged in the quiet, difficult moments when doing the right thing seems irrational. Victoria Vitchenco, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for irrational
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Adjective
  • Solomon, 47, of Fairburn, was arraigned in federal court on June 17 on charges of using unreasonable force and obstructing justice, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia said in a news release.
    Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
  • California Department of Education officials in 2018 found that school staff used unreasonable and unnecessary force in restraining Max.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • For years, Putin claimed that direct talks with Ukraine were impossible because President Volodymyr Zelensky’s government was illegitimate and, more important, Ukraine wasn’t a real country—merely a proxy for the American imperial project.
    Andrew Ryvkin, The Atlantic, 16 June 2025
  • Putin has insisted that Ukraine must replace its leadership through elections, describing Zelensky's rule as illegitimate.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025

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“Irrational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrational. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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