feasibility

noun

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as in possibility

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as in usefulness

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Recent Examples of feasibility The companies plan to identify possible end users and host sites, examine regulatory requirements and develop feasibility and project materials. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026 So where does that leave us as far as the feasibility of warp drives? — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The text of the agreement, which has been released publicly by the administration, establishes a joint study between the two countries on the feasibility of an enrichment facility on Saudi Arabian soil. — Chris Boccia, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 The commission voted 7-0 for an independent engineering assessment of the bridge’s feasibility and whether the developer’s claim is based on an actual engineering obstacle or higher construction costs. — Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026 Team officials and rival evaluators have echoed that sentiment since last winter, when questions about the feasibility of this group of five infielders first started to simmer. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 The first Chinese cargo ship traveling along the Northern Sea Route is set to dock in England this week, reflecting Beijing’s growing Arctic ambitions, though analysts cast doubt on the venture’s commercial feasibility. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2026 During startup, feasibility agents extract unstructured protocol criteria and fix enrollment bottlenecks before site activation even begins. — Anshima Raj, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 Unger also claimed in the FPPC complaint that the board overpaid for the land, and that an earthquake fault running through it calls into question the feasibility of building there. — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feasibility
  1. possibility
  2. usefulness
  3. viability
  4. practicality
  5. potentiality
  6. profitability
  7. reasonableness
Noun
  • One is a vow, and one is a mandate, and one is a possibility, and each of them provides Cal with a path forward.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Some say the possibility of being slapped with the fees is a factor in buyers’ waning interest in condos, which have long been a relatively affordable option, at the same time that construction of new condos has continued to lag across the state.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of possibility
Noun
  • So, despite being able to produce large numbers of the robots, key issues with task learning still limit their usefulness.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Colleges and universities reconsider the SAT Because of concerns about the usefulness of the SAT in college admissions, around 2000 about 280 colleges and universities moved to make the SAT an optional part of the admissions process.
    — Beth Kania-Gosche, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of usefulness
Noun
  • Victories by Germany’s AfD in state elections have thrown the viability of the country’s government into doubt, while France’s National Rally is the odds-on favorite to win next year’s presidential election.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Both can look at the same project and arrive at fundamentally different conclusions about its theatrical viability.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of viability
Noun
  • Researchers are exploring new material architectures designed to raise SQUID operating temperatures, reduce cooling requirements and improve portability and operational practicality.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The 44-piece collection, fronted by campaign star Alexa Chung, is a creative intersection of the ethereal energy Altuzarra is known for but grounded in the practicality Old Navy has built its name on.
    — Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of practicality
Noun
  • Time, not thriftily spent but flagrantly wasted at cards or the wheel, is brought to a standstill right at the moment of its greatest potentiality—this would have to be the ultimate payoff.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Work commenced on the record three months after Drewchin welcomed the arrival of her first child, Nova, a period in which she was consumed with the reality and potentialities of being a new parent.
    — Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
Definition of potentiality
Noun
  • One Battle After Another wound up being Anderson’s highest grossing movie ever at $213M+ at the global box office, though film finance sources questioned its profitability.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Under the radar, executives were also focusing on franchisee profitability.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of profitability
Noun
  • The same absence of sensationalism and veneer of reasonableness applies to the world inside Osama’s home.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The instruction asks jurors to consider the reasonableness of their own opinions and others’ and to continue deliberating toward a verdict.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of reasonableness

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