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Recent Examples of practicality
Money and self-worth align as the sparkling Sun conjoins illusory Neptune in your 2nd House of Values, harmonizing imagination with practicality (especially regarding upcoming purchases or other investments).
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Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
Aquarius January 20 – February 18 Calm practicality steadies your money moves.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
For teens, coolness also encompasses practicality, value, and a brand's ability to evolve and engage in current cultural conversations online and in their social circles.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
Jaree addresses food access through partnerships and practicality.
—Michelle Beadle Holder, SELF, 16 Mar. 2026
That practicality pays off in spring, too.
—Iman Balagam, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
And Jordan's performances as Smoke and Stack are indeed confident and distinctive, not just in their different sartorial choices but in their mannerisms, with the actor excelling at portraying both Smoke's stoic practicality and Stack's swaggering charm.
—Ken Simmons, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
London fashion is less about trends and more about practicality with personality.
—Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Inside the cabin The interior mixes practicality with personality.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
Aquarius January 20 – February 18 Calm practicality steadies your money moves.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
For teens, coolness also encompasses practicality, value, and a brand's ability to evolve and engage in current cultural conversations online and in their social circles.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 16 Mar. 2026
Jaree addresses food access through partnerships and practicality.
—Michelle Beadle Holder, SELF, 16 Mar. 2026
That practicality pays off in spring, too.
—Iman Balagam, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
And Jordan's performances as Smoke and Stack are indeed confident and distinctive, not just in their different sartorial choices but in their mannerisms, with the actor excelling at portraying both Smoke's stoic practicality and Stack's swaggering charm.
—Ken Simmons, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026
London fashion is less about trends and more about practicality with personality.
—Alexandra Pereira, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Inside the cabin The interior mixes practicality with personality.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for practicality
Noun
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Moreover, as a bonus, the fermentation process produced methane—an energy-rich gas that could be captured and used as fuel, adding another layer of usefulness to the system.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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In court filings, Kalshi has tried to argue that its sports prediction market has economic utility and usefulness.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Flying is the company’s second Nova-C lander named Athena featuring NASA’s PRIME-1 drill, to land a drill and mass spectrometer near the south pole of the moon in order to demonstrate the feasibility of in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) and measure the volatile content of subsurface samples.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
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Growers Guide emphasized how aligning with partners like BCI and SHI makes the feasibility of the data collection part of research achievable and actionable.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Practicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practicality. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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