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as in useful
capable of being put to use or account
a practical and simple solution for the town's waste disposal she has some practical information on sightseeing in San Francisco
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as in pragmatic
willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly
a practical caseworker who doesn't spend a lot of time philosophizing while doing social work in the inner city
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Recent Examples of practical
Pick something practical and comfortable rather than runway-ready, Smith suggests.
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Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
In addition to infrastructure, city planning, schooling and other practical concerns, Sacramento County’s plan would also step on a decades-old agreement struck between Sacramento, Sutter County and the Natomas Basin Conservancy.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Then there’s the practical benefit.
—SELF, 23 Sep. 2025
Both propose more practical ways forward—and Israel should take the opportunity that these initiatives offer.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for practical
Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
In addition to infrastructure, city planning, schooling and other practical concerns, Sacramento County’s plan would also step on a decades-old agreement struck between Sacramento, Sutter County and the Natomas Basin Conservancy.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Then there’s the practical benefit.
—SELF, 23 Sep. 2025
Both propose more practical ways forward—and Israel should take the opportunity that these initiatives offer.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for practical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for practical
Adjective
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That framing is politically useful but practically useless.—
Kristie De Pena,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
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But America isn't learning some of the more useful lessons from the engineering state.—
Vincent Ni,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Deep lab understanding of electrochemistry with the pragmatic systems engineering required to get field‐reliant hardware working in remote, corrosive environments.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Sep. 2025
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Now is the time to be even more pragmatic.—
SHIRA EFRON,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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By improving this functional, scientists can make density functional theory more reliable and widely applicable, enabling more precise simulations across chemistry, materials science, and emerging technologies.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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If a candidate for office receives time on a broadcast that is deemed to be applicable to the rule, the network must give their opponents the opportunity to appear on the network for a similar amount of time.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This one, with its bright shades of gold, red, and orange, provides a pop of seasonal color, and the underlying wire looks like a realistic branch.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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According to Han, the dichotomy between the brothers’ maturity wasn’t meant to vilify Jeremiah but is actually a realistic depiction of how young men mature.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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With a PhD in applied physics from Columbia, Ranade said that in his time as a student, most of his classmates either were in finance or major tech companies like Google or Meta.—
Aman Kidwai,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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That includes providing students with applied and work-based learning experiences in high school, as well as career exposure and exploration opportunities that begin in age-appropriate ways in middle school.—
Matt Gandal,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Practical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practical. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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