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Recent Examples of rationalization
There has been a lot of finger pointing, blame and rationalization from all sides, but the silver lining for travelers is that with Vegas visitation down, whatever the reasons, the city is starting to roll out travel deals, even on the Strip, were hotels have been resistant to package discounts.
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
It is chipped away via abdication: rationalizations and compromises as those with power and influence tell themselves that yielding just a little ground will keep them safe or that finding common ground with a disrupter is more practical than standing against him.
—Daniel Ziblatt, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2025
The days of superstitious rationalizations were over, and any losing Cubs team in the future would have to instead look in the mirror.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
In the first half of the year, Gucci trimmed its store count by 18 units, as part of a broader retail rationalization process implemented by Kering across its brands, which will see a total of 80 store closures in 2025, up from the 50 announced at the start of the year.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
It is chipped away via abdication: rationalizations and compromises as those with power and influence tell themselves that yielding just a little ground will keep them safe or that finding common ground with a disrupter is more practical than standing against him.
—Daniel Ziblatt, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2025
The days of superstitious rationalizations were over, and any losing Cubs team in the future would have to instead look in the mirror.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
In the first half of the year, Gucci trimmed its store count by 18 units, as part of a broader retail rationalization process implemented by Kering across its brands, which will see a total of 80 store closures in 2025, up from the 50 announced at the start of the year.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rationalization
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Regardless of the rationale, the outcome of the city’s decision was that for nearly a year, Seattle paid for just as many rooms as before yet helped fewer and fewer people off the street with them.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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As the musicians set up onstage, facing the empty row of seats, Campbell began to realize the rationale behind that scenario, even if it wasn’t fully explained to him.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
6 Oct. 2025
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But the notice appears to use the pretext of armed conflict, on top of previous claims of self-defense, to transform the civilian boats and their crews into legitimate military targets.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Russia’s unsubstantiated claims that NATO is plotting armed provocations against Transnistria could be a pretext for Moscow’s meddling in Moldova, raising concerns about further military aggression in the region.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Abramov points out that this does not disprove the Mars life explanation, but rather just presents an alternative, albeit much more probable, explanation for the evidence.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Taliban has not yet given an explanation for its decision to implement the wider blackout this week.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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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.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
2 Oct. 2025
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School board members called a special meeting to vote on hiring an accounting firm to help balance Jefferson County Public Schools' next budget.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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Multiple Democrats say Vought and the president were determined to use the shutdown as a pretense for inflicting further pain on political opponents.—
Franco Ordoñez,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Composer Deantoni Parks’s score sustains and amplifies the tension, heightening the creeping pretense of water rushing forward and the punishing breathlessness of struggling back upstream.—
Anne Reeve,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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The cases range from political agitators seeking to intimidate immigrants to others using the guise of authority to allegedly kidnap, rob or assault victims.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Also bear in mind that while these benchmark results above outline one optimal implementation of the X2 family, that won’t be the only guise that these chips show up in, by far.—
Wendy Sheehan Donnell,
PC Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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The removal of Hill isn’t justification for a do-over, or a reason for this season being sideswiped because Hill was on the field when these Dolphins dug themselves an 0-3 hole to start the season.—
Omar Kelly
October 3,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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During Friday's hearing, prosecutors pointed to Combs' violent behavior as a justification for a longer sentence.—
Isabella Gomez Sarmiento,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
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McNeill said one argument in favor of the EV sector continuing to grow is the vehicles’ increasing utility far beyond transportation.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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Here's a look at both arguments.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Rationalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationalization. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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