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also pragmatical
as in practical
willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly
a pragmatic man, not given to grand, visionary schemes
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Recent Examples of pragmatic
Smoke, by contrast, is pragmatic, strategic, a survivalist shaped by experience.
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Essence, 2 Apr. 2025
Crucially, China has achieved these pragmatic gains through diplomacy and without directly confronting the United States.
—Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2025
But Trump’s return to power has also laid bare a schism between the Left and the more pragmatic party leadership.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2025
Even as the two sisters dance in unison, Ashwini appears more pragmatic and austere while Arpana loses herself in a kind of rapturous revelry.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
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Essence, 2 Apr. 2025
Crucially, China has achieved these pragmatic gains through diplomacy and without directly confronting the United States.
—Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2025
But Trump’s return to power has also laid bare a schism between the Left and the more pragmatic party leadership.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 Mar. 2025
Even as the two sisters dance in unison, Ashwini appears more pragmatic and austere while Arpana loses herself in a kind of rapturous revelry.
—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pragmatic
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This April, the discount grocery chain is stocking its shelves with adorable decor, practical porch and patio furniture, and charming Easter tableware—plus snacks, appetizers, mains, and desserts with seasonal flair.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
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In addition to the technological advances required to put a human on Mars, however, is the very practical necessity of developing sustainable food sources in space.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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But those who have followed this Leicester side all season will know the prospect of this particular team going on an incredible run in the final stretch of the season, combined with Wolverhampton Wanderers losing all of their fixtures, just isn’t realistic.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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Two of the youths involved willingly relinquished realistic paintball guns to officers but a third resisted and was forcibly placed under arrest, police said.—
Dennis Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
2 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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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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“Pragmatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pragmatic. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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