rationalization

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Capacity rationalization in China has yet to be felt, as larger and more modern facilities continue to come online, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

“Marketplace is undergoing a rationalization, addition by subtraction, as we reduce our exposure while the risk pool stabilizes,” Zubretsky said, according to a FactSet transcript.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025

Because, as slumping closer Tanner Scott came trotting into a nightmare ninth inning in Baltimore on Saturday night, the club’s color analyst on SportsNet LA immediately tried to offer a rationalization for his entrance.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025

AI technologies like The Gospel function more as a tool for “post-hoc rationalization of mass killing and destruction rather than promoting 'precision,'” Moses said.

From Salon • Mar. 9, 2024

To the extent this represented a quantitative judgment, it was certainly true; yet in qualitative terms, it may be viewed as a desperate rationalization of a foregone conclusion.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik