reasoning
Example Sentences
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Although Hatami understands the reasoning behind SB 1437, he believes the law should be amended to exempt child abuse cases.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
Marvell’s chips and accelerators should be even more valuable in a world driven by agentic AI, seeing as the technology requires continuous loops of reasoning, tool use, memory retrieval, and task coordination.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Robots, Melania Trump insisted, can teach “deep critical thinking and independent reasoning abilities.”
From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026
If you use your chatbot as a coach, not a crutch, it can help you hone your own memory and reasoning skills.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Evidently there are certain fundamental experiences and modes of reasoning that are universal and can be regarded as valid in any and every human culture.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.