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reasoning

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noun

reasoning

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verb

present participle of reason

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of reasoning
Noun
Working memory is the ability to hold information needed to accomplish complex mental tasks such as learning, reasoning and problem-solving. Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025 Rao agrees with that reasoning. Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
This opens the door for reasoning agents to coordinate across domains with shared context. Carl Moberg, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025 ChatGPT shows us how far along their chatbot is in reasoning through our question and delivering an answer. Alex Mayyasi, HubSpot, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reasoning
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reasoning
Adjective
  • So there is no logic or any rational decisions made.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The appellate court had held that the INS could not rely on these immigration sweeps but, rather, needed to articulate objective facts and rational inferences to support a reasonable suspicion that each person detained is undocumented.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That same destructive logic now drives the hollowing out of the CDC.
    Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • However, the removal of the VEU exemptions shows that the same logic is unlikely to be applied to memory and chipmaking technologies.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • When inquiring about a networking organization, understanding the differences among the most prominent categories could further inform a business owner’s decisions.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Romer's endogenous growth theory provides a fascinating lens for understanding AI inference costs by treating knowledge and ideas as non-rivalrous goods with unique economic properties.
    Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At the conclusion of the state's case Wednesday, the defense moved to have the case dismissed, arguing the state had failed to prove its case.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
  • However, a Minnesota court struck down the binary trigger ban, arguing that the legislature violated the state constitution’s single-subject clause by burying the ban inside a sprawling spending bill.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Together, these agents represent an intelligent, adaptive defense system comparable to the collaboration of a human security operations center, but with the speed and scale of machines.
    Perry Carpenter, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • And his evocation of the specific political environment of pre-war Algeria is an intelligent contemporary expansion on the novel.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Whatever the reason behind the tradition may be, Swift and Mahomes were all smiles in the Dirty 30 photo as the WAGS prepare to head into football season together and cheer on the Kansas City Chiefs.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • For those reasons and more, Rohl’s signing on a season-long loan, with a €20million obligation provided Everton avoid relegation, is intriguing.
    Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Athletes are now deriving income from many sources.
    Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Los Angeles Chargers Now would be a good time for Justin Herbert to take that leap into becoming a Super Bowl-contending quarterback.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Tucker is likely to be the most coveted available player in the sport with any number of contending teams competing to sign him.
    Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Reasoning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reasoning. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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