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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

“Such inflated numbers are not grounded in reason, have no basis in the record, no support in the governing law, and no place in a fair and impartial enforcement system,” they wrote in their filing.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

Endorsements are part of a stream of persuasion based on faith in reason.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2024

But this doctrine did not coincide with that of the Old Testament, although it was founded in reason.

From The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell by Campbell, Theophila Carlile

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