rationalize
Example Sentences
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Unilateral action can be rationalized as acting because it is too cumbersome to mobilize allies whose interests do not align with one’s own.
From Salon
“We will absolutely have to rationalize the overall corporate overhead of the company,” Ellison said after being asked about the possibility of layoffs.
From MarketWatch
The agency describes the move as "a step forward in rationalizing its use and promoting its safe and responsible use."
From Science Daily
On a call with analysts, CFO Sherry House says the carmaker in December rationalized the role of pure EVs in its near-term product portfolio based on “changing market realities in the U.S.”
Kane, who declined to disclose his average earnings, rationalizes that big losses are just part of the job.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
