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as in lucid
having full use of one's mind and control over one's actions
waited until she was clearheaded to make the decision
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as in sober
not having one's mind affected by alcohol
woke up clearheaded and alert the next morning
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Recent Examples of clearheaded
The extremely clearheaded way Pistorius describes an experience that, thankfully, almost none of us will ever go through is what lends so much power to Ghost Boy’s narrative.
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Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Delta 8 has a lower psychotropic potency than delta-nine and produces more clearheaded effects.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 June 2022
All of them were unequivocal in their belief that government intervention is needed because people living on the street are often too strung out and traumatized to make clearheaded decisions for themselves.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2021
Nella’s struggle to form a sturdier, more clearheaded Black identity for herself is at the center of this unique thriller that has echoes of both Jordan Peele and, in the end, George Orwell.
—Washington Post, 3 June 2021
As protests over police brutality rocked the nation last summer, Ms. Wiley gained attention on MSNBC for her clearheaded explanations of why some activists wanted to defund the police.
—New York Times, 19 May 2021
Voters were more clearheaded, but those partisan saloons had been key institutions for working-class men.
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Apr. 2021
After a week of detoxing from social media, Llompart felt more productive and clearheaded.
—USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2021
Clattering and cluttered but clearheaded and deliberate, this brilliant, brutal, unprecedented work feels like a transcendent artist assembling a new form of music from scratch.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2020
Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Delta 8 has a lower psychotropic potency than delta-nine and produces more clearheaded effects.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 June 2022
All of them were unequivocal in their belief that government intervention is needed because people living on the street are often too strung out and traumatized to make clearheaded decisions for themselves.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2021
Nella’s struggle to form a sturdier, more clearheaded Black identity for herself is at the center of this unique thriller that has echoes of both Jordan Peele and, in the end, George Orwell.
—Washington Post, 3 June 2021
As protests over police brutality rocked the nation last summer, Ms. Wiley gained attention on MSNBC for her clearheaded explanations of why some activists wanted to defund the police.
—New York Times, 19 May 2021
Voters were more clearheaded, but those partisan saloons had been key institutions for working-class men.
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Apr. 2021
After a week of detoxing from social media, Llompart felt more productive and clearheaded.
—USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2021
Clattering and cluttered but clearheaded and deliberate, this brilliant, brutal, unprecedented work feels like a transcendent artist assembling a new form of music from scratch.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearheaded
Adjective
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There’s not a moment of lucid reflection or respite to be found in an hour and 16 minutes of music.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
21 Mar. 2025
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The former, while lucid, are often left wanting for a human anchor.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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The facility has a unit for patients withdrawing from drugs or alcohol, as well as a residential portion for patients needing such a stay, and a sober living unit.—
Helen I. Bennett,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2025
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Here, experts and sober influencers share their favorite go-to responses.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Here’s what usually happens next JPMorgan cuts Tesla price target, sees stock getting slashed in half Goldman gave clients a stable stock list to buy if there’s a recession.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2025
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The gap remained stable, and Piastri, who started P3, hovered further behind Verstappen.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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On the opposite side, the anti-Tesla group — which moved up its protest to 10 a.m. from its normal noon start in anticipation of the counterprotest — had more than 200 at its peak.—
Nathaniel Levine,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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In Orlando, the March rain totals through Friday are less than 7% of the normal 2.61 inches, according to the weather service.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Estate planning allows people to make rational decisions about their assets, free from the iron grip of bloodline expectations.—
Ashley Case,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Financial behaviors like spending and saving are not solely based on rational decisions.—
Brian Lasher,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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America and the world have many urgent problems, but nobody of sane mind ever thought that the Canadian border was on that list.—
Andreas Kluth,
The Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
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Gyllenhaal asks perhaps the only sane question: Why choose?—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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From an evolutionary standpoint, humans like symmetry and balanced proportions.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Julie Butner, president and CEO of Tarrant Area Food Bank, said the organization has been able to maintain balanced supply and distribution through the local food purchase agreement.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Clearheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearheaded. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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