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
Comments Despite spending time in Arkham Asylum, Joker: Folie à Deux's Harley Quinn has a very levelheaded response to the criticism plaguing the film.
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Apparently, Jabari’s last teacher wasn’t so levelheaded and ended up swinging on Darnell.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
His account of the country's political dynamics before, during, and after this period is exhaustively researched, levelheaded, and persuasive.
—Jonah Blank, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2011
Amid this quagmire, the journalist Paige McClanahan’s book, The New Tourist, is a levelheaded defense of tourism that proposes a genuinely helpful framework for thinking about our own voyages.
—Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 30 June 2024
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Shania Russell, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
Apparently, Jabari’s last teacher wasn’t so levelheaded and ended up swinging on Darnell.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
His account of the country's political dynamics before, during, and after this period is exhaustively researched, levelheaded, and persuasive.
—Jonah Blank, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2011
Amid this quagmire, the journalist Paige McClanahan’s book, The New Tourist, is a levelheaded defense of tourism that proposes a genuinely helpful framework for thinking about our own voyages.
—Chelsea Leu, The Atlantic, 30 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for levelheaded
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There are logical, though debatable, arguments that the settlement paying male athletes more in damages and permitting colleges to pay male athletes more going forward is problematic under Title IX.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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When fans are incorrectly being told how much worse the game is today versus the 1990s and 2000s … that doesn’t seem to be a logical way of boosting viewership.—
Shane Young,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Netanyahu was told to be reasonable on Turkey Since the fall of the Assad dynasty in Syria late last year, Israel and Turkey have been competing in the country over their separate interests there.—
Time,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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Ars wrote more about why this is a reasonable path forward last September.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
9 Apr. 2025
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Rajula Srivastava, for contributions in harmonic analysis and analytic number theory, including contributions to the problem of counting rational points near smooth manifolds.—
Alex Cramer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Apr. 2025
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The individual leader faces a prisoner's dilemma where the rational choice for personal advancement conflicts with the collective interest.—
Nate Bennett,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Wear sensible shoes to explore Kathleen Ferguson’s urban flower farm built on a slope.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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Charles Brooks Charles Brooks is the sensible boss at Empirical Press who lets his softer side get the better of him.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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After a week full of monstrous swings, the S&P 500 posted its best weekly performance since November 23, while the Nasdaq saw its best week since November 2022, according to the financial data firm FactSet.—
Anne Marie Drummond Lee,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Shorts are the only categories whose winners are ineligible for best picture, acting, screenplay or any other major Oscar, due to their length.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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A lot of people want to talk gun control, which is a very valid debate.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
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Many point out that while his concerns about academics and responsibilities are valid, his approach was heavy-handed and unfair — especially toward the girlfriend.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Levelheaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/levelheaded. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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