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Recent Examples of unreasoned
In each case, the actual right to your body is deferred to some third party, either the paternalists, the hypothetical children, or unreasoned authority.
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Kyle Munkittrick, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2011
Kyle Munkittrick, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreasoned
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Perhaps the first season’s misguided focus is just one more wrinkle waiting to be ironed out — an attempt to fit HBO’s edgy, contemporary brand from a creative team best suited for broad comedy.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2026
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These misguided bills, mainly supported by Democrats, failed to gain traction.—
Adrian Moore,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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So was Odysseus’s response considered irrational and over-the-top to ancient Greeks?—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Those models lack sound scientific basis and produce irrational results, such as requiring that nuclear plants protect against radiation below naturally occurring levels.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
6 Mar. 2026
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What had once either gone unconsidered or been managed at the campaign level is now being discussed as a core element of corporate strategy.—
Jordan P. Kelley,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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And Wiles, a shrewd lobbyist based in Florida, seldom makes unconsidered moves.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
16 Dec. 2025
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Bainbridge knew about secrets and unreasoning shame.—
Christopher Tayler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Let sound political prescience but take the place of an unreasoning prejudice, and this will be done.—
Frederick Douglass,
The Atlantic,
16 Aug. 2017
Adjective
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But without context, that figure is deeply misleading.—
Robert Pearl,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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Staff member Brandon Richards, who made $136,000 last year, is tasked with quickly dispatching responses to information the governor’s team deems inaccurate or misleading that is spread on social media and in the media.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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There have been all sorts of concerns for a while, including shenanigans around using metrics from SaaS to apply to AI-native companies (that logic is specious at best).—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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These novels offer a post-colonial perspective—an understanding that, though these Americans may have done something positive in China by building roads or hospitals, their very presence, and certainly their perspective on their purpose there, is specious.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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As a player, Q was erratic, illogical, and self-destructive — at one point requesting to be voted out at Tribal Council.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
25 Feb. 2026
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Link said there’s something illogical about ending widespread use of ExpressVote for early voting.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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Pittman said the defense would not be able to show based on the evidence that Gross’ actions before he was shot were unreasonable.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 5,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Mar. 2026
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Breuer listed two city inspectors by name, accusing them of providing unreasonable timelines, intentionally ignoring information provided by Berrada and its right to the appeal, and for entering the property and interfering with repair work.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Unreasoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreasoned. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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