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also pragmatical
as in practical
willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly
a pragmatic man, not given to grand, visionary schemes
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Recent Examples of pragmatic
The question is whether leaders are ambitious enough to pursue big goals and pragmatic enough to deliver them.
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Andrew Rein, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
Last week’s Senate Finance Committee draft bill acknowledges this reality and, in contrast to the House version, offers a pragmatic approach to phasing out the clean energy credits, recognizing that businesses signed contracts and made enormous capital decisions based on current law.
—John Ketchum, Fortune, 24 June 2025
Halldórsson typically lines up in a 4-3-3 that suits Iceland’s direct, pragmatic style.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 22 June 2025
His most famous work, The Prince, offered pragmatic, and often controversial, advice to rulers on how to maintain power.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
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Andrew Rein, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
Last week’s Senate Finance Committee draft bill acknowledges this reality and, in contrast to the House version, offers a pragmatic approach to phasing out the clean energy credits, recognizing that businesses signed contracts and made enormous capital decisions based on current law.
—John Ketchum, Fortune, 24 June 2025
Halldórsson typically lines up in a 4-3-3 that suits Iceland’s direct, pragmatic style.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 22 June 2025
His most famous work, The Prince, offered pragmatic, and often controversial, advice to rulers on how to maintain power.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pragmatic
Adjective
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Sierra Designs recently updated their award-winning Mobile Mummy, a practical and comfortable wearable sleeping bag originally released in 2014.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Today’s Canadian nationalism, by contrast, arises from darker and more practical concerns.—
Stephen Marche,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Around-the-clock monitoring is crucial, yet building and staffing a 24/7/365 SOC isn't realistic for the typical small enterprise.—
Ricardo Villadiego,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Two, that the racing footage is incredibly realistic.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
27 June 2025
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For Brembo, this is much more than product placement and it’s integrated in a way that’s organically sensible.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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If traditional sandwiches were greasy and chaotic, the province of children and cartoon slobs, wraps were tidy and sensible, the province of working women with slim hips and pin-straight hair.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Greater Robustness And Reliability: Better equipped to handle out-of-distribution data and novel scenarios safely and reliably by incorporating safety parameters, constraints and logical invariants.—
Anuradha Weeraman,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Taking this approach minimizes the frustration of figuring out where to store something and ensures everything has a logical place in your home.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 June 2025
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“Pragmatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pragmatic. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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