as in expediency
suitability for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances
the proven expedience of the carrot over the stick in getting the most out of people
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Recent Examples of expedience
Private settlements outside the public eye deprive them of that chance and raise suspicions that boards prioritize expedience over long-term value creation.
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Kai Liekefett, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Highways were often placed not for logistical necessity but for racial and economic expedience, creating literal barriers between white downtowns and Black communities.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2025
Companies that bend to short-term political expedience may end up regretting it when the winds inevitably change again.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 31 July 2025
There is less the actors can do about the script’s overreliance on Wikipedia dramaturgy, that bald expedience in which facts deemed useful to the story are only partly digested as dialogue.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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Kai Liekefett, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Highways were often placed not for logistical necessity but for racial and economic expedience, creating literal barriers between white downtowns and Black communities.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2025
Companies that bend to short-term political expedience may end up regretting it when the winds inevitably change again.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 31 July 2025
There is less the actors can do about the script’s overreliance on Wikipedia dramaturgy, that bald expedience in which facts deemed useful to the story are only partly digested as dialogue.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expedience
Noun
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Grier was explicit about the risks of forgoing process in exchange for expediency.—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The excuses have more to do with political expediency and gas lobbying than reality.—
Anshul Gupta,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The goal is to increase the Suede’s desirability without abandoning its sports DNA.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Third, restraint protects desirability.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The molecule was shown to form nanoscale p/n heterojunctions through self-assembly, highlighting the feasibility of molecular designs that autonomously organize into functional electronic structures, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Jan. 2026
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In October, the port released a Request for Proposals to evaluate the feasibility of a new Pier 500 marine container terminal that would increase the port’s capacity while staying on track with climate goals, Seroka said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The state police Troop H barracks are nearby but prudence suggested assigning a State Police trooper to the building would be best way to provide an immediate response to a problem.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
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Action is delayed in the name of prudence.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Expedience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expedience. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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