Thesaurus results for RATIONALE

rationale

noun

ˌra-shə-ˈnal

as in explanation

a statement given to explain a belief or act the rationale for starting the school day an hour later is that kids will supposedly get an extra hour of sleep

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Recent Examples of rationale Potter rejects the majority's rationale Potter rejected the majority's view that political parties have less political power than outside groups, saying earlier Supreme Court decisions allowing unlimited outside spending created that imbalance. —

Michel Martin, NPR, 1 July 2026 One rationale is an athlete who is doping could simply refuse a test and seek a lighter punishment. —

ABC News, 30 June 2026 His opponent, Stephanie Ruskay, struggled to articulate a clear rationale for her candidacy — one week running as a mom, the next as a rabbi. —

Bradley Honan, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026 In response, Bielsa held a meeting with the entire squad in an attempt to explain his rationale for Friday evening’s crucial game against Spain. —

Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for rationale

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Noun

And most interestingly, her chyron identifies her as a Freelance Journalist with no further explanation.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 2 July 2026
Some explanations of bodily difference were obviously wrong, such as physician and signer of the Declaration of Independence Benjamin Rush’s conviction that the dark skin of African Americans was a disease, derived from leprosy.

— Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

Definition of explanation

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But Erwin Chemerinsky, Berkeley’s law school dean, said Trump still won most of the cases the court decided either after oral arguments or through emergency appeals the administration brought.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Ferguson Police Chief Troy Doyle told KTVI that the incident happened after an argument erupted inside the BP gas station at South Florissant and Woodstock roads.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026