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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The state of California collects more than enough tax revenue to do what must be done, but routinely chooses to do the wrong thing out of political expediency.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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When state legislatures restrict oversight out of political expediency, that is legal violence.—
Hansel Alejandro Aguilar,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Cantino has been restructuring his team, navigating the uncertain global scenario, and aiming to rev up desirability at Gucci, which posted another 25 percent decrease in organic sales in the second quarter.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
14 Sep. 2025
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Vuitton is always the best desirability, always the best quality.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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The six pilot sites — La Jolla Shores, Mission Beach, Ocean Beach Dog Beach, Ocean Beach oceanfront, Sunset Cliffs and Tourmaline Surfing Park in Pacific Beach — were chosen based on feasibility, resilience needs and environmental benefits, according to the city.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025
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The memorandum outlines plans to evaluate integration pathways, conduct joint feasibility assessments, and engage with classification societies and regulators to prepare for deployment.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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But those with long memories are tempering enthusiasm with prudence, remembering how the dot-com bubble led to unsustainable valuations and a painful crash.—
Tiz Gambacorta,
Forbes.com,
9 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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“Expedience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expedience. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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