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also pragmatical
as in practical
willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly
a pragmatic man, not given to grand, visionary schemes
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Recent Examples of pragmatic
Trump’s implication was that this is a much more pragmatic, realpolitik regime-change transition, one with support from elements of the existing order.
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Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2026
Gen Z—and soon Gen Alpha—are pragmatic, research-heavy buyers, according to Alves de Oliveira.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 5 Jan. 2026
Second, China is pragmatic, and the AI arms race offers a good illustration.
—Shuli Ren, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
This productivity is boosted by the Moon entering your 2nd House of Resources, which highlights money and self-worth through pragmatic choices.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
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Cameron Diaz’s clever accessory is a closet staple — check out even more practical belt bags to shop at Amazon below.—
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The brand makes outerwear that’s luxuriously stylish, but practical, too.—
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The drills were structured to mimic realistic strike scenarios, with multiple waves of drones making coordinated approaches, forcing defenders to manage simultaneous threats and deploy layered countermeasures effectively.—
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The design from Takeshi Kata is intensifying hyper-realistic and comes with a surprise sting in its tail, not to mention some gorgeous vistas from the great Chicago lighting designer Heather Gilbert, who send shafts of light into the play’s motel room of the paranoid.—
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“Pragmatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pragmatic. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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