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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adequateness
Noun
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This transactional approach raises questions about its adequacy in addressing long-term security concerns for both the U.S. and its Gulf partners. 6.—
Guney Yildiz,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025 -
Courts are asked to decide about adequacy or equity in funding, which is what state constitutions enshrine.—
Jeanne Allen,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These two veterans of a long, bloody war have mostly outlived their usefulness to their respective causes.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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The future usefulness for residents and visitors ultimately will depend on speed, frequency, and how rail compares with driving, said RTD board member Karen Benker, who attended the meetings in Washington, D.C.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
11 May 2025
Noun
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Leaders everywhere are willing to overlook the well-being of children for political expediency.—
Beatrice Weber,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2025
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The expediency allows the company's constellation to get up and running just before wildfire season begins.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As Americans have increasingly turned to online pharmacies for cost and convenience, the problem is growing more concerning every year.—
Robert Glatter,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Just a short stroll brings you to local schools, independent shops, neighborhood restaurants, and the train station, because convenience doesn’t have to come at the expense of charm.—
Miriam Schwartz,
Boston Herald,
11 May 2025
Noun
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The rapper’s attorneys questioned the validity of the search warrants that police obtained to round up the evidence.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2025
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The final outcome of the race, which was the last remaining unsettled election of the 2024 cycle, seemed uncertain for months as Griffin challenged the validity of about 65,000 ballots cast in the race over various issues.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Of greater relevance for our purposes may be his relatively scarce international involvement since committing to the USMNT in 2022, having previously represented Germany at all major youth levels.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The cultural relevance of games means that these opportunities are multiplying.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Redemptive leadership at this level means designing for legacy, not expedience.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The 2024-25 budget is a prime example of such political expedience.—
Dan Walters,
The Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In other topics of pertinence, MIAA assistant director/wrestling liasion Phil Napolitano asked the committee members to stress to their districts the importance of entering results into FloArena as soon as possible.—
Danny Ventura,
Boston Herald,
16 Jan. 2025
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The pertinence of this story to current events will likely be the first thing anyone focuses on, and rightly so, but the directors also deserve credit for the film’s tightly coiled, deeply felt terror, panic, and betrayal. 32.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Adequateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adequateness. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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