as in accessibility
the state of being empty, available, or ready to be used, occupied, or taken
The doctor's office said they had no availability until next month.
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Recent Examples of availability
Among them are a shortage of child-care educators, trouble creating care options that meet families’ needs, some providers’ reluctance to accept state vouchers, and uneven care availability in rural areas.
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Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
Also on-tap for Tuesday could be talk of looming budget cuts at both the state and federal level that could impact service availability for homeless or needy families.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Federal investigators accused Rozier of revealing privileged information about player availability, which was allegedly used to influence prop bets.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Though food availability typically is the second-most common question handled by 2-1-1 (after questions about emergency shelter), Andrade suggested that could change in coming weeks.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
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Elliot Haspel, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
Also on-tap for Tuesday could be talk of looming budget cuts at both the state and federal level that could impact service availability for homeless or needy families.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Federal investigators accused Rozier of revealing privileged information about player availability, which was allegedly used to influence prop bets.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Though food availability typically is the second-most common question handled by 2-1-1 (after questions about emergency shelter), Andrade suggested that could change in coming weeks.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for availability
accessibility
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However, overall stats for veterans and disabled individuals continue to be piecemeal, tracking with their invisibility both in conversations surrounding equity and basic accessibility.—
Mennlay Golokeh Aggrey,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Nov. 2025
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The approach combines accessibility with resilience.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Availability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/availability. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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