as in logical
based on sound reasoning or information
I've always appreciated my father's levelheaded advice
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Recent Examples of levelheaded
But more levelheaded engineers have also scrutinized the problem in detail, and the technical issues appear to be understood well enough to suggest possible work-arounds.
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IEEE Spectrum, 27 Jan. 2012
There’s pretty much always time to call one or three or five people smarter than you or just calmer than you who will ask you levelheaded questions and try to pull you back from the edge of making a big mistake.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Perhaps the more levelheaded member of the Tika Three, Carson has played an excellent game from the middle position, operating behind the scenes and telling the right kind of lies to advance himself.
—Martin Holmes, Vulture, 12 May 2023
In conversation, Hyltin, who has never suffered a serious injury that forced her to sit out a season (or even a company tour), comes across as levelheaded and calm.
—Marina Harss, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2022
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IEEE Spectrum, 27 Jan. 2012
There’s pretty much always time to call one or three or five people smarter than you or just calmer than you who will ask you levelheaded questions and try to pull you back from the edge of making a big mistake.
—Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Perhaps the more levelheaded member of the Tika Three, Carson has played an excellent game from the middle position, operating behind the scenes and telling the right kind of lies to advance himself.
—Martin Holmes, Vulture, 12 May 2023
In conversation, Hyltin, who has never suffered a serious injury that forced her to sit out a season (or even a company tour), comes across as levelheaded and calm.
—Marina Harss, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levelheaded
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Adding commuters to our less-congested waterways is a logical step.Terri Carta, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Khabib Nurmagomedov does nothing visibly wrong, and is therefore asked to leave the plane for no logical reason.Callum Booth, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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But there are a handful of fitness tests that are possible to complete on your own (at home or the gym), which offer a reasonable proxy for VO₂ max, say Angadi and Stoner.Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
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The authors focused on identifying characters with sufficient screen time to learn enough about their childhoods to make a reasonable assessment based on the questionnaire.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2025
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For purely political purposes, these movie lists oppose rational and aesthetic responses.Armond White, National Review, 17 Jan. 2025
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The rational for locating in Belgium are to support Europe university teams as well as incubate talent and resources for progressing physical AI in Europe.Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Although people generally agree in valuing some body parts more than others, some sensible differences may arise.Daniel Sznycer, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025
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The outcome of this legislative effort augurs poorly for sensible solutions to the $3.2 billion budget deficit Pritzker and lawmakers face later this year.The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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Unfortunately, despite her best efforts, Cunanan answered correctly and clinched the win with a final score of $19,400.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Though the Italian industry is quite upbeat about the country’s 2024 box office results, the numbers remain somewhat alarming considering that prior to the pandemic, the benchmark of a good year was considered 100 million admissions.Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
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Lyft is offering $25 vouchers, valid for two trips, to 500 customers from now (January 10) until midnight on January 15.Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Jan. 2025
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While there are valid concerns about intellectual property, national security, and predatory trade practices from China, upcoming tariff issues require nuanced solutions that don’t punish US industry.Chris Westfall, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Levelheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levelheaded. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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