reasonableness

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Recent Examples of reasonableness Perhaps even more unsettling is the larger sense that there are other, unrelated sets of rules hemming us in on all sides, regulating seemingly every aspect of life with varying degrees of reasonableness. Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025 Olson, however, doesn't trust that the law will safeguard consumers, pointing to the vagueness inherent in the law's language charging the commission with evaluating a project’s reasonableness. Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reasonableness
Noun
  • The rationality police is back, Tennessee Titans fans.
    Nick Suss, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Respect is built on rationality, integrity and humility.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The same technology’s feasibility should also be assessed under different climate zones, and full life cycle assessments (cradle-to-grave) of GS are a necessity for a better understanding of the technology’s merits and limits, researchers noted.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Cost, feasibility and public health considerations are all weighed to determine what the EPA believes are safe, acceptable levels.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Eliminating the need for manual adjustments—whether for meals or for any other changes during the day—would give people with diabetes a tremendous sense of freedom.
    Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
  • That choice can shape your income, your sense of purpose, and the arc of your career.
    Suzy Welch, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For anyone living with a pet—or just the evidence of one—this vacuum might save your sanity.
    Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The vagueness and disorientation are plausibly by design, meant to evoke the fracturing of Lisa’s sanity, perhaps.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Any questions raised about Indiana’s CFP viability from last year have no bearing this year.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Other refinements could include a dispute resolution mechanism and a joint task force to assess project viability.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Payton lost his mind, running onto the field, drawing a penalty.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
  • These disorienting films linger on the mind long after the credits roll.
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Islamabad is now more likely to consider Delhi’s growing friendliness with the Taliban to harm Pakistan’s interests a real possibility, regardless of Delhi’s actual intentions.
    Happymon Jacob, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
  • But the possibility of a rookie second-rounder helping a hapless franchise to the bottom of the Play-In Tournament is too low stakes.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And where there is injustice and frustration, the potentialities for violence are greater.
    NBC news, NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
  • On foot, there are no boundaries in the land, no divides, nothing but the past and the potentiality of the future.
    Michael McColly, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025

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“Reasonableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reasonableness. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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