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Recent Examples of irrationality
Moreover, experts should introduce deliberate irrationality to disrupt the model’s predictive path.
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Syed Ahmad, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Viral memes and TikTok trends play up women’s purportedly excessive spike in libido during ovulation and dramatic irrationality during menstruation and the luteal phase (the 14 days or so between ovulation and menstruation).
—Andréa Becker, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
But this often requires accepting the fundamental irrationality of the wrapping-up process.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
The irrationality of politicians suddenly makes sense.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 24 Feb. 2026
In such conditions, apparent irrationality can invite probing, hedging or reciprocal escalation.
—Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
Such irrationality proofs have been rare — and at times, according to longtime Quanta contributor Erica Klarreich, dramatic.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 18 Dec. 2025
When prompt instructions encouraged models to maximize rewards or hit specific financial goals, irrationality increased.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Syed Ahmad, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Viral memes and TikTok trends play up women’s purportedly excessive spike in libido during ovulation and dramatic irrationality during menstruation and the luteal phase (the 14 days or so between ovulation and menstruation).
—Andréa Becker, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
But this often requires accepting the fundamental irrationality of the wrapping-up process.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
The irrationality of politicians suddenly makes sense.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 24 Feb. 2026
In such conditions, apparent irrationality can invite probing, hedging or reciprocal escalation.
—Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
Such irrationality proofs have been rare — and at times, according to longtime Quanta contributor Erica Klarreich, dramatic.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 18 Dec. 2025
When prompt instructions encouraged models to maximize rewards or hit specific financial goals, irrationality increased.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrationality
Noun
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If the assassination made the President a Christlike figure, his forbearance in the face of a wife’s unreasonableness provides him with an extra measure of purity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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If the assassination made the President a Christlike figure, his forbearance in the face of a wife’s unreasonableness provides him with an extra measure of purity.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Noun
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According to government estimates, left-wing extremism claimed nearly 9,000 lives across the country between 2004 and 2025.—
Dhruv Tikekar,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Evidence tied to last week's deadly attack on a California mosque illustrates a violent ideology and playbook that is all too familiar to counterterrorism and extremism experts.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
27 May 2026
Noun
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In this era of growing labor radicalism and open conflict with capital, Taylor promised docile and happy workers alongside high profits.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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But that distinction would have made little sense to seventeenth-century women, whose religious radicalism led them to make vehement political critiques of their own society.—
Chandler Fritz,
The New York Review of Books,
21 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Irrationality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrationality. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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