as in adequacy
the quality or state of meeting one's needs adequately
the acceptability of a broken key or two on a secondhand piano might depend on which keys are broken
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Recent Examples of acceptability
Homosexuality in China exists in a limbo between social acceptability and taboo.
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 Nov. 2025
This behavior often sat on the margins of social acceptability; commentators described the bathers as lewd and unruly, flaunting their bodies and heckling passersby.
—Jacob Beckert, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025
However, political observers and those on the right know that Kirk, as founder of Turning Point USA, was at heart an activist who transformed conservative youth politics through his robust organizing network and, in the process, changed the social acceptability of Trumpism among America's youth.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
From my perspective, the real measure of acceptability isn't whether AI assisted in the process, but whether the final output demonstrates sound reasoning, originality and accuracy.
—Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 17 Nov. 2025
This behavior often sat on the margins of social acceptability; commentators described the bathers as lewd and unruly, flaunting their bodies and heckling passersby.
—Jacob Beckert, The Atlantic, 13 Nov. 2025
However, political observers and those on the right know that Kirk, as founder of Turning Point USA, was at heart an activist who transformed conservative youth politics through his robust organizing network and, in the process, changed the social acceptability of Trumpism among America's youth.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
From my perspective, the real measure of acceptability isn't whether AI assisted in the process, but whether the final output demonstrates sound reasoning, originality and accuracy.
—Morey Haber, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceptability
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In his first lead movie role, Tim Robinson plays Craig Waterman, a man whose life of suburban adequacy is disrupted when local weatherman Austin Carmichael (Paul Rudd) moves in down the street and platonically sweeps Craig off his feet.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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This includes $565 million in adequacy funding, which is distributed to school districts based on a state formula designed to ensure every district has the resources needed to provide an adequate education.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Nov. 2025
Noun
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My goodness, Tennessee Williams.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Another category to consider adding to your wellness pantry is tonics, highly concentrated shots of goodness stocked with superfoods.—
Andrea Strong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Jan. 2026
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But Chief Judge William Pryor pressed Klugh on the sufficiency of the pleadings.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Nov. 2025
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The sufficiency of private-sector capital in enabling AI advances is wonderful for taxpayers, but the limits of this approach are becoming apparent.—
BEN BUCHANAN,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Oct. 2025
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Instead of standard binary coding information utilizing electronic circuits using signals of ones and zeros, the researchers use the amplitude and phase of light waves to store, process, and communicate data.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Dec. 2025
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For adults, chiropractors generally use HVLA (high velocity, low amplitude) thrusting adjustments—quick manipulations of the neck or back that sometimes produce cracking or popping sounds.—
Jillian Pretzel,
Parents,
29 Nov. 2025
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Common Sense Media's Risk Assessment of AI Toys Common Sense Media tested three popular AI toys on the market for technical performance, content safety, developmental appropriateness, privacy practices, and attachment risks.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
22 Jan. 2026
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Then, last January, the City Council voted for a certificate of appropriateness that paved the way for the Tin Shop building to either be relocated or demolished in the future.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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There’s also a fitness center with a program of high-intensity workouts and more holistic activities such as yoga, Pilates, and Tai Chi.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Jan. 2026
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The service has long sought to adopt such standards, but the effort was repeatedly delayed amid broader overhauls of fitness requirements and ongoing debates over how soldiers should be evaluated and how physical demands should be measured across occupations.—
Steven Beynon,
ABC News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Some funds also impose additional net-worth or suitability requirements.—
Fred Hubler,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Practicality – not scientific suitability – ultimately crowned the rat as king of the laboratory.—
Kelly Lambert,
Fortune,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Acceptability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceptability. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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