as in expedience
suitability for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances
the expediency of such a plan is questionable
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Recent Examples of expediency
When state legislatures restrict oversight out of political expediency, that is legal violence.
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Hansel Alejandro Aguilar, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
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
All of these things, probably, but only in the sense that almost every politician is sometimes forced to sacrifice ideals for the sake of expediency.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The company swallowed the penalty in the name of regulatory expediency.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 31 July 2025
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Hansel Alejandro Aguilar, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
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
All of these things, probably, but only in the sense that almost every politician is sometimes forced to sacrifice ideals for the sake of expediency.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The company swallowed the penalty in the name of regulatory expediency.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expediency
Noun
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Will that mission weigh the needs of our community as equal to national political expedience, or is the safety of our people less important than fleeting political optics?—
Keith Wilson,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Private settlements outside the public eye deprive them of that chance and raise suspicions that boards prioritize expedience over long-term value creation.—
Kai Liekefett,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Some companies have been suspected of bidding up their pieces to stoke demand or even buying them at exorbitant prices to create the illusion of desirability.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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His outstanding leadership helped to continuously elevate the desirability and craft of the whole industry to new heights.—
Vogue Business Team,
Vogue,
4 Nov. 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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In both countries, investment outcomes depend heavily on national conditions, including the strength of capital markets, workforce, infrastructure, and the judiciousness of laws and regulations.—
SADEK WAHBA,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Expediency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expediency. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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