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Recent Examples of rationalization
Read: The intellectual rationalization for annexing Greenland President Trump has now returned to the fray, with a vengeance.
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Adam Price, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
The truth is that Trump’s rationalizations don’t stand up to scrutiny.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
There is no excuse and no rationalization for a vulgar, inhumane act that senselessly took a life.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
That said, if the Bills do lose Sunday, fans also could turn to rationalization to avoid the pain.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
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Adam Price, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
The truth is that Trump’s rationalizations don’t stand up to scrutiny.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
There is no excuse and no rationalization for a vulgar, inhumane act that senselessly took a life.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
That said, if the Bills do lose Sunday, fans also could turn to rationalization to avoid the pain.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rationalization
Noun
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The liberal-majority court offered no rationale for declining to take the case.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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The rationale for the new positions needs to be made clear so that the board can effectively engage with the executive team.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Netanyahu has also threatened further military operations against the new government on the pretext of defending the Druze community in southern Syria and has long sought to establish stronger ties with Syrian Kurds.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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Their position is confounding experts and worrying advocates, who fear the claims are a pretext for massive cuts to the program down the road.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
12 Mar. 2025
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The most likely explanation for the shooting involves Gaitok versus the thieves.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2025
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Melissa says Shauna creates drama and there’s an explanation for all of the things that have been happening to her.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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Bending the rules is of particular concern in accounting.—
Jonathan Gay,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2025
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The filing also mentions the adoption of ASU 2023-08, which changes the accounting treatment of crypto assets to fair value measurement.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Trump Administration has significantly weakened America's national security infrastructure under the false pretense of government efficiency, by reducing staffing at the Departments of Defense and State, FBI, CIA, USAID, and others despite increasing global threats.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
TIME,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration’s harrowing detention of Palestinian student activist Mahmoud Khalil — and the broader repression of student activism on campuses across the country — is being sold to the public under the false pretense of ensuring Jewish safety.—
Adam Jaffe,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2025
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All would come under the guise of respect for local norms.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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Underneath the guise of afternoon tea, though, lies a book club, which offers Eleanor, Rose and Lavinia the chance of newfound freedom.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Is there any justification for Morgan Wallen having 37 tracks on his new album?—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
3 Apr. 2025
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In today’s newsletter, our immigration reporter Jonathan Blitzer investigates these deportations—and the questionable justification behind them.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2025
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But the Tax Court ruled solidly for the taxpayer and rejected all the IRS arguments.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The three-judge panel heard arguments over whether Boasberg could impose restrictions on the Trump administration and whether the administration was correct in its arguments for the AEA's implementation.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Rationalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationalization. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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