1
as in rational
according to the rules of logic
the lawyer won the case with a logical argument about the motives of the suspect
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as in reasonable
based on sound reasoning or information
that's the logical choice under the circumstances
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Recent Examples of logical
Oracle is seen as logical partner, as the company has an existing agreement to host TikTok’s U.S. user data.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
But the logical response to such concerns isn’t a race to the bottom.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
While this kind of one-shot learning is common with food poisoning–and makes logical sense–the time gap involved has puzzled scientists.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2025
If your betrothed pals got engaged after making Ina Garten’s engagement chicken recipe then the only logical gift for them post-engagement is her Coconut cake—the perfect celebratory sweet treat.
—Hayley Bloomingdale, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025
But the logical response to such concerns isn’t a race to the bottom.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 3 Apr. 2025
While this kind of one-shot learning is common with food poisoning–and makes logical sense–the time gap involved has puzzled scientists.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2025
If your betrothed pals got engaged after making Ina Garten’s engagement chicken recipe then the only logical gift for them post-engagement is her Coconut cake—the perfect celebratory sweet treat.
—Hayley Bloomingdale, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for logical
Adjective
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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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There is no rational analysis that would lead one to the conclusion that a President would single-handedly decide to blow up a century’s worth of globalization on a chilly Wednesday afternoon in April.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
3 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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Given that this decline coincided with the large-scale movement of the US Commercial fishing fleet into those waters, the idea that overfishing might have something to do with it seemed a reasonable hypothesis.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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What’s worse, the White House has failed to mount a coherent campaign to explain the stakes to the American people.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Isolationism as a Slur In the postwar era, isolationism devolved from a coherent strategic perspective into a term of political derision.—
Andrew Latham,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Mar. 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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Only tickets originally purchased to games Saturday and Sunday will be valid for this weekend’s games.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
4 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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This seemed entirely sensible at this strange, disconnected time.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.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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“Logical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logical. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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