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
Relaxing athlete eligibility rules is also logical given that universities are facing a barrage of financial pressures and, to be blunt, could use the bodies.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, Noble 33 co-founder Mikey Tanha told the Miami Herald that Wynwood was the logical neighborhood to continue the brand’s expansion.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
This combination of efficiency and scalability could make millions of logical qubits possible, marking a key step towards solving real-world problems.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
As if hinting toward the most logical endpoint of the premise, the script occasionally flirts with outright nihilism.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Earlier this year, Noble 33 co-founder Mikey Tanha told the Miami Herald that Wynwood was the logical neighborhood to continue the brand’s expansion.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
This combination of efficiency and scalability could make millions of logical qubits possible, marking a key step towards solving real-world problems.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
As if hinting toward the most logical endpoint of the premise, the script occasionally flirts with outright nihilism.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for logical
Adjective
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Every argument has a rational, emotional, and rhetorical component.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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If the court concludes that conversion therapy is conduct, then the Colorado law is subject to the same standard used in Skrmetti – rational basis – and likely will survive.—
Timothy R. Holbrook,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The commission tabled the item to provide more time for Experience Fayetteville staff to evaluate the worth of the property, the house's annual expenses, a reasonable market-rate rent range and the total cost of repairs to the property paid for by Experience Fayetteville.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Sep. 2025
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The federal law requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for workers with disabilities unless doing so would cause undue hardship.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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One thing that is really striking is that there really doesn’t seem to be a coherent China policy in this Administration.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
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By studying the region with narrowband filters sensitive to hydrogen (H-alpha) and sulfur (S II) emissions, the team detected a coherent, circular shell structure centered on the nova.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The individual permit, which requires a $25 fee per shipment, is valid for a range of dates authorized once issued.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Messages > Send & Receive and tap your valid phone number to activate iMessage.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Oct. 2025
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Over the course of nine films that span more than 50 years, not once does horror film icon Leatherface take sensible chainsaw safety precautions.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 Oct. 2025
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To kick off your collection, here’s what The Athletic feel are the most sensible and eye-catching Yamal rookie cards to collect.—
Andrew Mackie,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Kerzka and the others did their best to comfort them, to bandage small wounds; the most critically injured were already at the hospital.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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But in one of his best performances in an Arsenal shirt so far, Zubimendi quickly went about making a difference.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Logical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logical. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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