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Recent Examples of rationalization
Felipe Munoz, global analyst at JATO Dynamics had expected plenty of rationalization from the merger.
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Neil Winton, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
In fact, in some cases, providing explanations can reduce trust by exposing the system’s limitations or offering post-hoc rationalizations that users instinctively recognize as hollow.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
This baffling rationalization ignores the entire point of the process by which visa holders become permanent residents and, often, citizens (not to mention the existence of time).
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
Humans are wired to repay acts of kindness, and this emotional trigger builds deeper loyalty than post-purchase rationalization.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Neil Winton, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
In fact, in some cases, providing explanations can reduce trust by exposing the system’s limitations or offering post-hoc rationalizations that users instinctively recognize as hollow.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
This baffling rationalization ignores the entire point of the process by which visa holders become permanent residents and, often, citizens (not to mention the existence of time).
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
Humans are wired to repay acts of kindness, and this emotional trigger builds deeper loyalty than post-purchase rationalization.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rationalization
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The rationale, according to airline analysts, is straightforward: solo travelers are more likely to be business travelers, who typically book flights with less concern about cost due to corporate budgets.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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The ruling leaves some other Trump tariffs in place, including those on foreign steel, aluminum and autos, because those levies were imposed based on a different legal rationale and came after investigations by government agencies.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2025
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Past commencements have seen controversy A major question mark hanging over the commencement is whether any participants will make political statements at a time the university is trying to avoid any activity the Trump administration could use as a pretext for more punishment.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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Poverty is a pretext for surveillance, over-policing and incarceration.—
Rod Adams,
Essence,
25 May 2025
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The new study, published this month in Psychological Science, offers one explanation about this phenomenon.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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There was little immediate public explanation or detail from the White House in the aftermath of Trump’s dramatic escalation.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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Long does not have any formal training in tax, law, or accounting, does not have a college degree, and never served in Congress on a tax writing committee.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Creative accounting has long been used by Republicans and Democrats to give themselves more room to spend or to cut taxes.—
Laurent Belsie,
Christian Science Monitor,
20 May 2025
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After his arrest, Duffy had faked amnesia and sought asylum in a psychiatric hospital, where doctors prevented the police from interrogating him, but the pretense of the amnesia was exposed at the trial by his ex-wife and a friend.—
Sarah Beckwith,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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May 8 Theft by false pretense: Someone contacted a Saratoga resident, claiming to be a member of the Federal Trade Commission.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
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The show’s divergence here is enormous, first by grounding Tommy in Jackson rather than as the leader of the violent excursion and secondly removing any guise about Ellie’s intentions.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 May 2025
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The kit is being sold under the ridiculous guise of an educational tool.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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And still others, eyes already on 2028, are quietly offering up preemptive justifications before the blame begins to settle.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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This revelation follows the Trump administration's use of the fight against antisemitism as a justification for deporting pro-Palestinian student protesters and implementing funding cuts to universities.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
14 May 2025
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Yet Vance has for years been picking an argument with the Chief Justice over the legitimacy of federal court orders.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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The dynamic may be marked by frequent ruptures, including arguments, silent treatment or emotional withdrawal, followed by sudden closeness, reconciliation or affection.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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“Rationalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationalization. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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