1
as in rational
according to the rules of logic
the lawyer won the case with a logical argument about the motives of the suspect
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2
as in reasonable
based on sound reasoning or information
that's the logical choice under the circumstances
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Recent Examples of logical
For Washington, extending its defense umbrella over Nunavut is a logical victory.
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Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026
The logical second choice, Peter Laviolette, is now with the Los Angeles Kings, and the Babcock option is being held up by a league investigation.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 12 June 2026
Counting households, rather than persons, is equally logical.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
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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Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026
The logical second choice, Peter Laviolette, is now with the Los Angeles Kings, and the Babcock option is being held up by a league investigation.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 12 June 2026
Counting households, rather than persons, is equally logical.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for logical
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Forced Selling Creates Market Mispricing The market is not a rational machine.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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If Iran’s rulers are so rational and nice, one wonders why their potential acquisition of a nuclear weapon would so concern the United States.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
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This is worth remembering amid perhaps reasonable excitement about the World Cup.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Fortunately, this month New York’s Legislature passed the bipartisan Responsible Data Center Development Act placing a 1-year moratorium on data center development while reasonable safeguards are created.—
Liz Krueger,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2026
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The person walking between those two rooms is doing the quiet, exhausting work of keeping both versions of themselves coherent.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Romantic from the first frame to the last, Park Chan-wook's 2022 masterpiece is a culmination of his steady and coherent approach to disturbing characters and his love for Hitchcock.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 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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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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The eligible resident who receives the most valid write-in votes will become mayor, even if the total is small.—
Carolyn Gusoff,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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These monsters—its antitheses—constitute that part of our nature that urges us to be sensible and strong, and that inclines us to see the life drive as trivial, weak, sentimental and immoral.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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Bold strategies like that don’t always work; the two-stop plan that most teams opted for was the safe, sensible option.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
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Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson just stopped Haiti's best opportunity to score all night, on a corner kick that found the head of Haiti's Ade and deflected backward on an angle directly into the goal.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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The Marlins improve to 38-38 and are an MLB-best 12-4 in June.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2026
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“Logical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logical. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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