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Recent Examples of rationalization
Industry sources expect a dramatic rationalization of the store base.
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Footwear News, 14 Jan. 2026
The goods and services tax rationalization in September sought to boost domestic consumption and the labor reform is expected to catalyze industrialization and attract more investments.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
Fishel was eventually able to coax Adler to admit that his fib was merely a child's angry rationalization, born out of hurt, of their beloved parent suddenly receding from their daily life.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2025
And because this is a fairly universal phenomenon, Democratic voters are engaged in similar processes of rationalization, too.
—Sarah Stein Lubrano, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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Footwear News, 14 Jan. 2026
The goods and services tax rationalization in September sought to boost domestic consumption and the labor reform is expected to catalyze industrialization and attract more investments.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
Fishel was eventually able to coax Adler to admit that his fib was merely a child's angry rationalization, born out of hurt, of their beloved parent suddenly receding from their daily life.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Nov. 2025
And because this is a fairly universal phenomenon, Democratic voters are engaged in similar processes of rationalization, too.
—Sarah Stein Lubrano, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rationalization
Noun
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The much stickier problem is reaching a nuclear deal, which has been at the center of administration’s rationale for the war.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The lawsuit also includes a lot of lengthy rationales that this is cultural appropriation of an Indigenous person that has nothing to do with the legality of Right of Publicity.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
8 May 2026
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Kennedy’s attorney alleges an incident at a police union holiday party last December was used as a pretext to take action against her.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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When the House settlement was finalized, those definitions were thought to concern boosters, collectives and others who use NIL as pretext for pay-to-play arrangements, meaning deals intended to direct an athlete to attend or remain at a particular college.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
11 May 2026
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The aftermath of the 1997 Asian financial crisis offered a partial explanation.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Then, about a week after the jury was announced, its members collectively quit, without an explanation.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
9 May 2026
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However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
8 May 2026
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The tools were pitched to developers as a way to build increasingly complex systems — similar to how the creation of Excel spreadsheets led to a boom in the accounting profession.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
8 May 2026
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In the movie, members of the narcotics unit face suspicion for allegedly stealing some of the money under false pretenses and for their own benefit.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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The company seems to have dropped any pretence of regular pricing.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
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Turner sold his business to Time Warner in 1996 and his operation has continued in one guise or another since then.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
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Farage has been through various guises.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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But Brandt’s justification for why the game should be played in Denver — which was parroted by Broncos fans — wasn’t rooted in reality.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2026
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Rebellion ‘is a good thing’ The Trumplicans’ justification for their One Big Beautiful Bill was that tariffs would offset any lost tax revenue.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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Unsigned editorials reflect the consensus of our editorial board, with the aim of offering arguments that are empirically sound and intellectually consistent.—
Teagan Davidge,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Swann, in other words, takes Washburn’s side of the animal-mind argument.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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“Rationalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationalization. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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