rationalize
Example Sentences
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Kyiv also wants to become more self-reliant through domestically produced weapons that will also help rationalize the hodgepodge of donated Western equipment it currently uses.
You develop an adult level of awareness to rationalize and empathize with your situation.
Schools and universities should be places where prejudice is confronted, not rationalized.
They rationalize this otherwise contradictory behavior by telling themselves that even though the bubble assets they’re investing in are grossly overvalued, they will know when to get out — just before the bubble bursts.
From MarketWatch
In contrast, Netflix has nothing comparable to Warner’s studio infrastructure to protect and no redundant operations to rationalize.
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