as in effectiveness
the capacity to persuade
the conclusiveness of DNA testing in paternity suits
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Recent Examples of conclusiveness
But his dictionary, with its conclusiveness, was a huge publishing success.
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Louis Menand, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conclusiveness
Noun
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However, the study didn’t compare gadusol’s effectiveness to currently available sunscreens.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
18 May 2026
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Instead, the court ruled that the effectiveness of Missouri’s map was in the hands of Hoskins, the secretary of state, who has the power to decide whether to certify the referendum for the ballot.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Agent Ammie is the Special Agent, Review Fraud Division, who investigates every single review on Liners to verify its validity and unbiasedness.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Only a few of the candidates explicitly raise doubts about the validity of the 2020 election on their campaign websites.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2026
Noun
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Chelsea’s squad demographic falls somewhere in between but is probably closer to the former than the latter, and a football legend with his resume should not encounter the authority problems faced by owner BlueCo’s previous hires.—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Health authorities said Congo has stockpiles of Ebola treatments and approximately 2,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine, though officials cautioned the vaccine is only effective against the Ebola Zaire strain and not against Sudan or Bundibugyo variants.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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“Conclusiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conclusiveness. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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