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
Companies that bend to short-term political expedience may end up regretting it when the winds inevitably change again.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 31 July 2025
Even so, a few of the essays seem shaped by expedience.
—Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2025
The 2024-25 budget is a prime example of such political expedience.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 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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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 31 July 2025
Even so, a few of the essays seem shaped by expedience.
—Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2025
The 2024-25 budget is a prime example of such political expedience.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 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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Perhaps, the time has come to go beyond archaic political loyalties and engage issues on the basis of evidence, merit, and truth, not short-term political expediency.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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The result is a system rigged for expediency and self-interest, not stewardship.—
Andrew King,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The brand has doubled its desirability over three years, according to Ipsos brand equity tracking, ranking first among outdoor brands in France.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Their desirability is based on factors such as their age, patina, length, thickness, and smoothness.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2025
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Most importantly, the prototype confirmed that the system could produce power reliably 24 hours a day, proving PRO’s technical feasibility—not its economic viability with 2009-era membranes.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Clown rapidly throws all types of ideas against the wall, not caring about the audience, their judgment, or even basic feasibility.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Oct. 2025
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Additionally, a boom-and-bust cycle in the early 2000s informs some of the company’s prudence on expansion.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Taiwan’s military should exercise prudence in its rules of engagement and not assume that every close call is intentional.—
JOEL WUTHNOW,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Expedience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expedience. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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