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adequateness

noun

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  1. adequacy
  2. usefulness
  3. acceptability
  4. expediency
  5. convenience
  6. applicability
  7. validity
  8. relevance
Noun
  • Revising the number mid-review without support hurt bunq twice, once on adequacy and once on credibility.
    — AJ Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • For the three trackers, one is for regional transmission organization adjustment, another is for fuel adjustment and the last is resource adequacy adjustment.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of adequacy
Noun
  • Even if astronauts never go to Mars, the usefulness of this technique on Earth is clear.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In the ongoing debate about the usefulness of data centers, or the overwhelming curse of the same, both sides have their arguments.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of usefulness
Noun
  • Today, everyone from the Economist to the New York Times has heralded the coming psychedelics renaissance, as hallucinogens begin to gain greater cultural, medical and commercial acceptability.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
  • The rate has been gradually dropping for decades, due to cigarette taxes, tobacco product price hikes, smoking bans, public education campaigns and changes in the social acceptability of lighting up in public.
    — Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 29 May 2026
Definition of acceptability
Noun
  • With competition so fierce in the race to build and release the latest AI models however, the expediency of shaving off every possible drag on speed trumps all.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The desire for expediency—get-rich-quick schemes—almost inevitably leads to disaster, as the lure of wealth often culminates in despair—a roller-coaster lifestyle—without a methodical result-yielding strategy.
    — David Capablanca, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of expediency
Noun
  • Streaming offers convenience and speed, but also constant distractions.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The advantage of fish from a can lies in its convenience factor.
    — Diana Anos, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of convenience
Noun
  • There is a broad debate over the applicability of PNB to modern anti-trust cases, with many legal scholars finding the application of a random number, without any real analysis of the potential harm a merger might cause, to be a fatal flaw.
    — Shubha Ghosh, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The study focused on young, fit, predominantly male participants, which limits its applicability to older or less conditioned groups.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of applicability
Noun
  • The owner of the files caught Krebs’ attention after showing the journalist a scan of his Virginia drivers license, strongly supporting the leak’s validity.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The report suggests considering inventory exposure, material-supply risk, and residual value, then developing responses with both economic and ecological validity.
    — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of validity
Noun
  • This works because the brand builds on existing equity without assuming its reputation or relevance will automatically transfer.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Veteran receiver Demarcus Robinson returns to relevance yet again.
    — Andy Behrens, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of relevance
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“Adequateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adequateness. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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