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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That’s good news for customers, who are no longer satisfied with quick-and-dirty fixes that prioritize expediency over safety.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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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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In the luxury segment, Jacquemus, Prada and Courrèges stand out as top gifting brands, driven by strong brand awareness and desirability.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
22 Dec. 2025
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Its desirability is reflected in its housing market, where median prices typically range from $750,000 to $825,000.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Dec. 2025
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Although pilots in France, Italy, and the US have shown strong feasibility, challenges still exist.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Critics raised questions about the feasibility of some of his proposals, including free bus services and city-run grocery stores, as well as about his previous comments on Israel.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 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 8 Jan. 2026.
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