rationality

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Recent Examples of rationality There, the friends are plunged into a hell that defies description in its mix of aseptic rationality and normalized violence. Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 27 Mar. 2025 Saul posited that technocratic elites had fetishized the Enlightenment ideal of rationality to the point of extremism. Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 Of course, rationality is often in short supply when discussing money and mortality. Ashley Case, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 But Sheinbaum seemed determined to give at least the appearance of rationality. Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rationality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rationality
Noun
  • The clothes gave the sense that Jacobs and his team must have had a ball coming up with these creations.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Those who can surrender a sense of control and stay curious throughout this new journey will feel the most aligned.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • The Supreme Court's rejection of that request is a refreshing—and desperately needed—return to sanity.
    Kristen Waggoner, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
  • The film grounds its story in Spike’s desire to save his mother at any cost—including, perhaps, his own sanity in a world hostile to innocence and tenderness.
    Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Nichols’s insecurities came to mind while reading Leslie’s analysis of Lennon and McCartney.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • But even if writing about Paris helped ease the transition, my mind was still flailing in this last codified stage, reverse language shock.
    Benedict Nguyễn July 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Phelan calls the Allegro 2 the Rolls Royce of reformers—and for good reason.
    Amy Wilkinson, SELF, 1 July 2025
  • His present is extremely bright, and there’s no reason to expect near term slippage.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025

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“Rationality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationality. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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