as in misguided
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Recent Examples of unreasoned
In each case, the actual right to your body is deferred to some third party, either the paternalists, the hypothetical children, or unreasoned authority.
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Kyle Munkittrick, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2011
Kyle Munkittrick, Discover Magazine, 20 June 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreasoned
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In 2023, technology activist and science fiction author Cory Doctorow described how internet platforms that start out serving their users eventually decay through a series of self-interested and misguided choices, negatively affecting the quality of experience for everyone who uses the platform.—
Christine Rosen,
National Review,
17 Apr. 2025
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There is some hope, albeit misguided, that smartphone production can happen in the US.—
Adam Clark Estes,
Vox,
17 Apr. 2025
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Judge orders transgender passports despite 'irrational' Trump policy.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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And then there’s the emotional, irrational lift of gilt and glory, the baroque architecture, the Renaissance art, the history stretching back to Jesus and Saint Peter.—
Howard Chua-Eoan,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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From the wooden floors and jute rugs to the volcanic stones in the bathroom, no corner has gone unconsidered.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
7 Apr. 2025
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But another approach that often goes unconsidered is collaboration.—
Zaheer Dodhia,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Inside, the layout is streamlined and intuitive, with a door-in-door compartment for quick grabs, a specious full-width drawer, and a three-tier organization system in the freezer.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
11 Apr. 2025
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But the finer points of theories that Joey is anti-TDE grow specious, rooted in the same confirmation bias that populates the loftier reviewed Genius annotations.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
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For example, NFTs experienced what might be on the most rapid rises in value followed by a devastating cycle of value destruction, complete with instances of fraud, illogical business models, and speculation.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Felonious Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes has launched another appeal of her conviction and sentence, claiming that a three-judge panel that shot down her first appeal in February was confused on one point, illogical on another, and made factual mistakes in hearing her case.—
Mercury News,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Courts will not second-guess the safety measures employers adopt, even when those measures infringe on an employee’s privacy, unless the measures are unreasonable under the circumstances.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Apr. 2025
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Companies need to assess their higher costs, and then negotiate with the state regulators who try to protect ratepayers from unreasonable hikes.—
Camila Domonoske,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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After an inconsistent first half of the season, manager Unai Emery has found a way of tinkering with Villa’s line-up and still winning.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Even so, the practice of choosing a papal name remained inconsistent for the next 1,000 years, with most popes using their baptismal names.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Average velocity means tighter windows against faster athletes, so trying to do more than his arm talent allows is ill-advised.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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Discovering this while in the midst of conflict with a native creature is ill-advised.—
Kevin Purdy,
ArsTechnica,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Unreasoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreasoned. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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