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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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Explaining its rationale for lowering its credit rating on the United States for the first time since 1917, Moody’s cited ballooning US debt levels and Washington’s intransigence over budget deficit solutions.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
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Comfortable dress shoes are a worthwhile gamble, accenting the tone of the outfit with the rationale of a day spent walking around (sometimes through mud).—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
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Earlier that same year, the U.S. invaded Iraq on the pretext of President Saddam Hussein developing weapons of mass destruction.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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And in recent weeks, under the pretext of fighting antisemitism, Trump threatened a handful of elite universities with the loss of federal funds, all in blue states, including Evanston’s Northwestern University.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2025
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In the absence of an official explanation, theories have filled the void in a case that has spurred true crime podcasts and plenty of speculation, including the suggestion Kohberger was trying to impress an old professor by getting away with murder.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Betty doesn’t volunteer an explanation and Laura doesn’t ask.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 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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In his first week in office, Trump repealed SAB 121, a Biden-era accounting rule which discouraged banks from handling crypto assets.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
20 May 2025
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In the source material, Dina’s pregnancy is used as an excuse to leave her behind in the theatre, pitting players as Ellie alone, who can set aside any pretenses of the journey being anything more than a revenge mission without her partner’s safety to worry about.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
5 May 2025
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Republicans who fall for this scheme are abandoning any pretense of free-market principles.—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes.com,
3 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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Megan, born Megan Pete, claimed that Lanez shot her in the foot after an argument broke out in her car between friend Kelsey Nicole, Lanez, and Lanez's bodyguard following an evening at Kylie Jenner's house on July 12, 2020.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
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There is certainly an argument that a draw would have been a fair result, a debate further enhanced by the tone of Howe’s comments afterwards.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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“Rationalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rationalization. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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