acceptability

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Recent Examples of acceptability 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
Noun
  • The findings also show that the 2025 cost-of-living adjustment, applied in October 2024, did little to improve the adequacy of SNAP benefits.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Network adequacy calculations become fiction, exposing organizations to regulatory scrutiny and market access restrictions.
    Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There are few people in human history whose last names alone are sufficient to conjure up kindness, goodness, wisdom, grace—Mandela, Gandhi, King, Lincoln.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Any starchy side to soak up all the goodness!
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • To determine the sufficiency of the evidence, the appellate judges identified the reasonable inferences that could be drawn from the circumstances proved.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Tsangari doles out information cagily, turning over narrative cards with calculated delay, a bare sufficiency that undercuts her world-building in favor of point-making; the just-enough story is also a just-so story.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The team first runs dynamic laboratory tests on generic soil samples to build reliable models, applying waves at different strain rates and amplitudes and comparing experimental results with simulations.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
  • By the time the ripples from GW150914 arrived at Earth, the size of those ripples, which translates into a quantity known as the strain amplitude for a gravitational wave detector, was down to 10-21, or one part in one sextillion.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The appropriateness tests that platforms like Saxo will implement serve as additional safeguards.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Property owners must apply for a special permit, called a certificate of appropriateness, to demolish a building on the local historic register.
    Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • For all that Donnarumma and Haaland can provide City with a weighty presence in both boxes, the continuing fitness concerns over Rodri could yet be City’s undoing this season.
    Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The soft, stretchy fabric and elastic waistband keep them comfortable, while the sleek design works for fitness classes, errands, or even a casual night out.
    Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Reviewers love its texture, temperature-regulating qualities, and its suitability for all seasons.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 3 Oct. 2025
  • However, investment brokers must follow a suitability standard, which means that recommendations may be appropriate but not necessarily the best option.
    Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Acceptability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceptability. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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