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Recent Examples of unreasonableness
If the assassination made the President a Christlike figure, his forbearance in the face of a wife’s unreasonableness provides him with an extra measure of purity.
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Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unreasonableness
Noun
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Viral memes and TikTok trends play up women’s purportedly excessive spike in libido during ovulation and dramatic irrationality during menstruation and the luteal phase (the 14 days or so between ovulation and menstruation).—
Andréa Becker,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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But this often requires accepting the fundamental irrationality of the wrapping-up process.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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China denies the allegations, describing the facilities as vocational training centers aimed at combating extremism and terrorism.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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In other cases, organizations even removed research relating to far-right extremism from public view.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
12 May 2026
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“Unreasonableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unreasonableness. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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