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verb

past tense of reason

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reasoned
Adjective
  • But there’s little logical argument for keeping him on.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 7 June 2025
  • This is a logical form of thinking in the sense that AGI as an intellectual mechanism would be unable to compete in jobs that involve hands-on work.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • Read more Dua and Callum’s Couple Style Is, Like Them, Hot Turner’s low-key but considered looks are the perfect backdrop to his girlfriend’s more mercurial wardrobe.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Working from Jeff Nathanson’s screenplay, Jenkins tries to allay a clunky narrative with his intimate and considered style.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The Search For Clean, Delicious, And Nutritious Coffee As a connoisseur of brews, James understood that all across the globe, people were consistently sipping commercial grade coffees laced with harmful chemicals, pesticides and toxins.
    Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • More Stores But it is understood that the disposal of De Beers, one way or another, will proceed, as will a plan to grow the retail arm of the business through the opening of more stores with the aim being to grow from 40 De Beers outlets today to 100 around the world.
    Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The administration has now surpassed what even the strongest proponents of presidential power may have once argued.
    Claire B. Wofford, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
  • But hemp farmers have long argued that these regulations were excessive – and in 2018, Congress agreed.
    Katharine Neill Harris, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • LPs expect distributions within a reasonable timeframe.
    Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
  • Florida's attorney general can collect civil penalties of up to $50,000 per violation, reasonable attorney fees, and court costs, while minors can also pursue up to $10,000 in damages.
    Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • That would be demonstrated if general relativity is derivable from quantum gravity.
    Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
  • That would be demonstrated if general relativity is derivable from quantum gravity.
    Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • This timing suggests not a spontaneous outburst, but a calculated pivot.
    Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
  • During his 38 years at T. Rowe, Roche used that calculated approach to help grow the company into a top investment firm, solidifying its strength through integrity and discipline.
    Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • But what about the many Jews who might have derived a different lesson from the horrors of genocide, and who find their ancestors’ suffering used to justify the infliction of suffering on others to be an intolerable insult?
    Benjamin Moser, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Through Kristine’s perspective, Natalia’s previous cries for help were manipulative, derived to turn Michael against his wife.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Reasoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reasoned. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

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