practicality

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Recent Examples of practicality The Naot Marbella Platform Wedge Sandals strike the perfect balance between style and everyday practicality, delivering height with plush padding and arch support for all-day comfort. Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026 The 1989 movie portrayed this area as quaint and quiet where practicality and a handshake replace braggadocio. Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 February 19 – March 20 Home decisions feel easier when care and practicality work together. Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026 During his interactions with the organization, he was struck by USIEA's focus on practicality. Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Forks and spoons, tables and chairs, tea-pots and entire houses—books too—were all to be designed towards both practicality and beauty. Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026 Measuring around the same size as popular family crossovers such as the Nissan Qashqai, it is designed to appeal to buyers looking for practicality, technology and value in a single package. Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The tension between principle and practicality — the very thing that could make this story interesting — gets mostly waved off, sublimated instead into interpersonal hang-ups. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026 The difficulty lies in discerning exactly what should hold onto—whether out of practicality or sentimentality—and what can be confidently tossed. Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for practicality
Noun
  • Advertisement McKleroy, meanwhile, likes to over-research, add more information, and complicate projects past the point of usefulness.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Because the watermark degrades with more thorough editing or in shorter samples of text, its usefulness may also be uneven depending on the department or assignment.
    Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The companies also pointed out that the agreement recognizes PCCA’s work with CORE POWER to assess the feasibility of both pathways.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • While the White House agreed in July to grant Ukraine a license to build Patriots, manufacturers Lockheed Martin and Raytheon are stalling a joint-production deal as executives weigh feasibility and licensing hits red tape, DefenseNews reported.
    Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Practicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practicality. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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