reasonableness

noun

Definition of reasonablenessnext
1
as in rationality

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as in feasibility

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Recent Examples of reasonableness The residents are owed answers, even while understanding the reasonableness of not knowing all of them just yet. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026 Choosing life over glory is reasonableness in action. — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 This focuses the debate not on the pros and cons of string theory but on the reasonableness of the assumptions. — Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026 Because those standards focus on reasonableness under the circumstances, an officer can violate departmental policy without necessarily violating the law. — Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 5 Mar. 2026 An employer and an employee’s view of reasonableness may differ. — Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026 Courts have established a standard referred to as objective reasonableness when considering whether a use of force was justified, relying heavily on the perspective of the specific officer in that specific scenario. — Claudia Lauer, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025 Objective reasonableness, meanwhile, asks whether a hypothetical reasonable person would have also used force given the same circumstances. — Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 6 Nov. 2025
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  1. rationality
  2. feasibility
  3. sense
  4. viability
  5. sanity
  6. possibility
  7. mind
  8. potentiality
Noun
  • These episodes cemented the importance of behavioral economics, revealing that human behavior often deviates from pure rationality, underscoring the need for robust financial regulation alongside monetary policy.
    — Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • But that would imply a level of awareness and rationality that many within left-wing sports media organizations simply do not possess.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
Definition of rationality
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  • The paper described research on the feasibility of using gene-editing to correct the mutation the caused their daughter’s disorder but did not mention a human trial nor their daughter’s death.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • If a district is attempting to add residential density, hospitality or mixed-use development, that flexibility could materially affect feasibility.
    — Brian Spear, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of feasibility
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  • Because of its garden, this is the kind of getaway with quiet outdoor spaces where that makes perfect sense.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Away back along the old sewer bank, the old place is anything like home either, now creating a deeper sense of loss for the supporters.
    — Lee Clayton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of sense
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  • Growing maternity deserts are not only causing a crisis for women’s health, which is too often overlooked, but also for the viability of a community.
    — Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • And climate shifts are yet another threat to milkweed’s viability in particular locales, throwing off the distances and timing that are so crucial to each butterfly’s travels.
    — Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Definition of viability
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  • Showing my team that boundaries are sacred doesn’t just save my sanity but also gives them the psychological permission to protect theirs, too.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • McAdam ordered jurors to not talk to the media and summoned them back to the Woodland courtroom Wednesday to discuss how to proceed in the sanity phase.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of sanity
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  • That geometry offers the rare possibility of watching an eclipsed sun descend toward the horizon.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Chinese military affairs expert Song Zhongping said the Type 076 amphibious assault ship marks a significant technological advance, introducing new possibilities for naval operations.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of possibility
Noun
  • The target date for Saudi Arabia’s economic transformation plan is etched in the minds of every citizen and visitor to the country since Vision 2030 was unveiled more than a decade ago.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 29 July 2026
  • Justin Halpern, the comic mind behind ‘S— My Dad Says,’ ‘Harley Quinn’ and ‘Abbott Elementary,’ turns to fiction writing with ‘Get Lost,’ a baseball novel about talent, failure and family.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of mind
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  • Work commenced on the record three months after Drewchin welcomed the arrival of her first child, Nova, a period in which she was consumed with the reality and potentialities of being a new parent.
    — Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
  • Takeovers are at once a timeless illustration of the volatility of crowds—perhaps especially adolescent crowds—and of the much newer potentialities unleashed by the internet a few decades ago.
    — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
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“Reasonableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reasonableness. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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