- present participle of rationalize.
rationalizing
Example Sentences
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It included shrinking state-owned companies; cutting government bureaucracy; creating a private housing market; and rationalizing public finances in a way that allowed Beijing to function as a modern state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The agency describes the move as "a step forward in rationalizing its use and promoting its safe and responsible use."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 26, 2026
Far too many people, who also depended on the accused for their livelihoods, ignored complaints and obvious signs of distress or simply looked the other way, rationalizing the incidents as the cost of doing business.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025
I'm a lot better now at rationalizing facts and reminding myself of what those things are, and that helps me not get ahead of myself and have a super emotional reaction to a thing.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2025
And the abstract rationalizing of that century was soon to have another enemy in alliance with history, the new force of science.
From Dr. Johnson and His Circle by John Cann Bailey
