as in use
the capacity for being useful for some purpose
the well-known usefulness of thick phone books as seat boosters for short diners
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Recent Examples of usefulness
The crevice attachment’s usefulness isn’t limited to just appliances.
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Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 3 June 2025
More data is currently available on the safety and usefulness of probiotics in gut health.
—Health, 19 May 2025
Crews will live on it for extended periods, helping test its ergonomics and usefulness and informing future possible missions to the Moon.
—Adam Williams
may 11, New Atlas, 11 May 2025
Over time, though, as circumstances changed, the usefulness of those crops came to an end, and they were abandoned and then forgotten… Until 2013.
—Elisabetta Tosi, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 3 June 2025
More data is currently available on the safety and usefulness of probiotics in gut health.
—Health, 19 May 2025
Crews will live on it for extended periods, helping test its ergonomics and usefulness and informing future possible missions to the Moon.
—Adam Williams
may 11, New Atlas, 11 May 2025
Over time, though, as circumstances changed, the usefulness of those crops came to an end, and they were abandoned and then forgotten… Until 2013.
—Elisabetta Tosi, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for usefulness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for usefulness
Noun
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2025
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Israeli jets frequently made use of Syrian airspace.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Also, Fred Armisen: not tech avail, both seasons in a row.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
9 May 2025
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For decades, watchdog organizations have warned of staffing challenges and equipment dysfunction to little avail.—
Linda Qiu,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
Noun
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The utility’s rates are currently among the lowest in California, according to a Sacramento Municipal Utility District fact sheet.—
Olivia Cyrus,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2025
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Geneva to replace underground utility cables The city of Geneva is aiming to enhance electric service reliability by replacing underground utility cable in four areas throughout the community starting in July, city officials said.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2025
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“Usefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/usefulness. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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