as in stable
having full use of one's mind and control over one's actions
the court ruled that the woman was indeed sane when she made out her will
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as in sanity
the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities
a woman of remarkable saneness, considering the fact that she had just spent a rainy week in a cabin with four kids
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Recent Examples of sane
James Santel, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
Try to resolve these issues in a sane, logical way.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2025
Those things are what keep me emotionally sane—and therapy.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2025
Elice and Martin lean on Ivy so hard to provide the drama that the other characters get away with looking relatively sane.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
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In saner times, under sounder leadership, changes to the intelligence community would perhaps be welcome.
—James Santel, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025
Try to resolve these issues in a sane, logical way.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2025
Those things are what keep me emotionally sane—and therapy.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2025
Elice and Martin lean on Ivy so hard to provide the drama that the other characters get away with looking relatively sane.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sane
Adjective
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The component loadout is good for the price, with 16GB of RAM making multi-tasking smooth and stable.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
23 May 2025
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The threat of severe weather is conditional on the position of a warm front in the area and whether temperatures are too cool and stable for storms to develop.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2025
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Against the backdrop of U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance’s jaw-dropping polemic against European democracies at February’s Munich Security Conference, this was a welcome return to sense, if not sanity.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
2 June 2025
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But Verghese, of Stanford University, a physician who spoke of compassion, healing and of life’s brevity, was the chief messenger of sanity.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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In the months since Trump was reelected and returned to the White House, American doctors have shown skyrocketing interest in becoming licensed in Canada, where dozens more than normal have already been cleared to practice, according to Canadian licensing officials and recruiting businesses.—
Brett Kelman,
NPR,
29 May 2025
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Most kids use pacifiers—and up to a certain point, that's totally normal.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
29 May 2025
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The best way to overcome a year of disappointment is, of course, to challenge again, which is precisely the thought on Arteta’s mind.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Trump’s crackdown could see more Chinese scholars, including some of the brightest minds in their fields, return to their home country – or choose to stay in the first place, rejecting a US education for a Chinese degree instead.—
Steven Jiang,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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Quickly, however, through lucid details and retellings from T.S.O.L. singer Jack Grisham and the Nest’s owner Jerry Roach, things get sweaty, wild, and loud — setting the frenetic tone for the rest of the book.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
26 May 2025
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Another showed that people could reduce nightmares by essentially taking control of them in a lucid dream state.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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And, of course, doing all these things in the presence of clients just shows a complete lack of rational thought.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
29 May 2025
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This is a state where each person settles on a strategy that feels rational given everyone else’s, even if the group as a whole is stuck in mediocrity.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Under coach Manolo González, Espanyol has just placed a reasonable 14th in La Liga.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Like when Jesse makes the perfectly reasonable decision not to mount a doomed attempt to save a cultist when they're outnumbered by WLF members.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2025
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Looking for a premium pair of headphones that deliver rich, balanced sound and solid noise cancellation?—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2025
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The Double Double 32 YO provides a lighter, more balanced smoky profile, while the Double Double 38 YO provides a rich, unpeated experience full of maturity and complexity.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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“Sane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sane. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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