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as in logical
according to the rules of logic
his answer is perfectly reasonable
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2
as in reasoned
based on sound reasoning or information
those playing rules sound reasonable to me
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as in cheap
costing little
desperately trying to find reasonable hotel rates for the holiday weekend
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as in rational
having the ability to reason
some people once believed that women were not by nature reasonable beings, but generations of female scholars have proved those people wrong
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Recent Examples of reasonable
Ars wrote more about why this is a reasonable path forward last September.
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
Greg-Gary What a relief to find that our unfriendly neighborhood wife killer could be reasonable here.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
That would give it around 240 miles of range in the real world, which is reasonable.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The plaintiffs’ argument broadens the scope of EPCA beyond reasonable bounds, District Judge Ronnie Abrams wrote in the court’s opinion.
—Akielly Hu, Wired News, 29 Mar. 2025
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2025
Greg-Gary What a relief to find that our unfriendly neighborhood wife killer could be reasonable here.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
That would give it around 240 miles of range in the real world, which is reasonable.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
The plaintiffs’ argument broadens the scope of EPCA beyond reasonable bounds, District Judge Ronnie Abrams wrote in the court’s opinion.
—Akielly Hu, Wired News, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reasonable
Adjective
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But Robert John’s path on the charts had never exactly been a logical one.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
27 Feb. 2025
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One person’s logical process might be another person’s roadblock.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Their tech lets clothing companies show off a wide variety of sizes and styles—and for a whole lot cheaper.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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In Flacco and Pickett, the Browns have two veteran backups on cheap contracts signed only for 2025.—
Zac Jackson,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Rajula Srivastava, for contributions in harmonic analysis and analytic number theory, including contributions to the problem of counting rational points near smooth manifolds.—
Alex Cramer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2025
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There is no rational analysis that would lead one to the conclusion that a President would single-handedly decide to blow up a century’s worth of globalization on a chilly Wednesday afternoon in April.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2025
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On Monday at 8:22 p.m. a beach hazards statement was released by the NWS Newport/Morehead City NC valid for Tuesday between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Apr. 2025
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Gun owners must show a valid FOID card to receive a gun safe, the release noted.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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After a week full of monstrous swings, the S&P 500 posted its best weekly performance since November 23, while the Nasdaq saw its best week since November 2022, according to the financial data firm FactSet.—
Anne Marie Drummond Lee,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Shorts are the only categories whose winners are ineligible for best picture, acting, screenplay or any other major Oscar, due to their length.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Sanders focused broadly on the need for livable wages, access to health care and affordable housing, and similar issues that have long been part of the Independent politician’s platform.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Arlo Essential Indoor Camera 2nd Generation is an affordable 1080p camera that delivers sharp video and pairs easily with your smart home devices.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Untangling a relationship with SpaceX Some of the most intelligent questions came from US Sen. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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An intelligent and foresighted administration should be investing in the industries of the future that can be exported to the rest of the world, just as Joe Biden’s administration did by incentivizing solar technology.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
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Right now, though, a coherent A.I. policy seems well-nigh inconceivable.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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And unlike misspellings or other mistakes, large swaths of coherent text don’t give the reader clues that the transcriptions could be inaccurate, potentially leading users to use them in high-stakes scenarios without ever finding their failures.—
Asmelash Teka Hadgu,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Reasonable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reasonable. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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