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
Even so, a few of the essays seem shaped by expedience.
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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
From a criminal justice point of view, the DOJ should not have used political expedience to drive a prosecutorial decision.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 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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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
From a criminal justice point of view, the DOJ should not have used political expedience to drive a prosecutorial decision.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 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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In the meantime, Chicago’s humanities professors appear largely determined to resist being evaluated in terms of expediency.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
26 Aug. 2025
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Trade policy built on ad hoc decisions and political expediency doesn't deliver for the broader economy.—
Devry Boughner Vorwerk,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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She has been charged with reinforcing Sephora’s desirability and continuing to increase its global community of loyal members.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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That means women on average tend to contact men who are perceived to be slightly less or roughly the same as them in terms of desirability and attractiveness, which signals a cautious approach.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Mayoral race spotlights local option taxes The City Council authorized a $200,000 contract with the Citizens Research Council of Michigan earlier this year to examine the feasibility of local option taxes.—
Malachi Barrett,
Freep.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Long-term financial feasibility hinges on weighing implementation expenses against enhanced operational agility and efficiency improvements as rollouts expand past initial testing phases.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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This was a chance for Biden to take the high road, to toe the fiscal line and display financial prudence.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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The scene serves as a powerful example of prudence, which is often misunderstood, as the team faces the challenging decision of how to save and manage the energy needed to bring the module back.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Expedience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expedience. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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