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Synonyms

in reason

Idioms  

  1. Also, within reason. Inside the bounds of good sense, justification, or practicality. For example, We need to keep our prices in reason, or He promised to do what he can to help us, within reason. [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

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It’s just rooted in reason and the real world.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2026

Their purveyors are interested in some other point and therefore have no interest in reason.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

“I believe in reason, in science,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

The faith in reason held by Mill and Kant was premised on the printing press; free speech should be re-examined in the context of the internet and social media.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2021

As if it were more in reason to let the majority decide a question of value and significance!

From Thoughts Out of Season (Part II) by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm

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