as in acceptability
the quality or state of meeting one's needs adequately
the fire department sent someone to determine the adequacy of the building's evacuation plan
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Recent Examples of adequacy
The California Public Utilities Commission, PG&E’s regulator, said the resource adequacy figure PG&E referenced is not part of the cost of running the plant, thus is not included in profit calculations.
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Calmatters, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
The high cost of electricity, the reliability of its generation and delivery, the adequacy of supply and the oversight by state regulators all have been elements of legislative and administration efforts toward reforms since 2020.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2025
According to the Star-Telegram, the consultant’s report provides details on each school being considered for closure, including its age, enrollment figures, capacity utilization rate, and educational adequacy score.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 16 May 2025
The filing also discusses the company's regulatory compliance, including its capital adequacy under the Community Bank Leverage Ratio framework, with a reported ratio of 11.2% at year-end.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
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Calmatters, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
The high cost of electricity, the reliability of its generation and delivery, the adequacy of supply and the oversight by state regulators all have been elements of legislative and administration efforts toward reforms since 2020.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2025
According to the Star-Telegram, the consultant’s report provides details on each school being considered for closure, including its age, enrollment figures, capacity utilization rate, and educational adequacy score.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 16 May 2025
The filing also discusses the company's regulatory compliance, including its capital adequacy under the Community Bank Leverage Ratio framework, with a reported ratio of 11.2% at year-end.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adequacy
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Any starchy side to soak up all the goodness!—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Adequacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adequacy. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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