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as in logical
according to the rules of logic
his answer is perfectly reasonable
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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
In a letter issued by the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, providers will only be allowed to keep a reasonable amount of up to $25 of those fees.
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Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Lillis said that the ESCAPADE team attempted to quantify the additional risk using reasonable assumptions, and shared their findings with NASA earlier this year.
—Leonard David, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Colleagues, including some Republicans, describe her as reasonable and a policy wonk who loves spreadsheets.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
Map your milestones and set a reasonable pace that protects your energy levels without losing momentum.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reasonable
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Harbaugh seemed like a logical candidate, but Miami’s hiring of Jon-Eric Sullivan as general manager — and not longtime Harbaugh colleague Chad Alexander — makes that fit less obvious.—
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Because those employees are in turn often availing themselves of Medi-Cal, Elhawary said, lawmakers see a logical path to taxing their employers in order to support the healthcare system at large.—
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The ledger is the foundation of reasoned conclusion.—
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The differences between any given Grokipedia and Wikipedia entry are in some sense hard to debate because there is no shared ground upon which to have a reasoned disagreement; to gravitate toward Grokipedia is to leave the world of evidence for that of belief.—
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Researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China have designed a new sodium-sulfur battery with higher power density and discharge capacity than before, enabling a cheaper, safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries.—
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Fentanyl is cheap, compact, and lethal at microscopic doses, produced through decentralized networks designed to survive disruption.—
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There seemed to be a rational acceptance of the outcome.—
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Therefore, the present work supports the belief that rational materials design at both the macro and atomic levels can solve long-standing challenges, according to a press release.—
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However, Navajo officials have raised concerns that federal agents haven’t consistently recognized these documents as valid and could still detain tribal members.—
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Munoz-Guatemala was also convicted of driving without a valid license and was charged multiple times for driving illegally.—
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In the first half, the defensive activity and competitive spirit were far better against the league’s best team, a night after Miami came up woefully short in both of those areas against the league’s worst team.—
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Despite being given three power plays in the first, the B’s were not good at all on the man advantage.—
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The series is part of the theater's efforts to promote accessible, affordable arts programs for the Aurora community.—
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While Nissan moves forward without the Sentra, the automaker still plans to offer relatively affordable options.—
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Caterpillar’s intelligent product lineup spans core construction and earthmoving equipment, along with connected site systems.—
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Conversely, if these foundations can be reinforced, even partially, the intelligent age may yet fulfil its promise of progress.—
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“Reasonable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reasonable. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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