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Recent Examples of practicality
While practicality is important, aesthetics have also become a major part of the project's evolution.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
But practicality was beside the point.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
To balance style and practicality, take your time when choosing outdoor furniture.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026
That's a solid discount on a foldable device, especially one that combines nostalgia, practicality, and a bit of soccer fandom in a single package.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 16 June 2026
The key is choosing pieces that strike the perfect balance between practicality and style.
—Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
With the growing interest in sustainable living and home gardening, raised garden beds have become increasingly popular due to their versatility and practicality.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 13 June 2026
Beyond practicality, hats can also be the finishing touch an outfit is missing.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 10 June 2026
In general, the practicality of circularity is winning over many consumers.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
But practicality was beside the point.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
To balance style and practicality, take your time when choosing outdoor furniture.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026
That's a solid discount on a foldable device, especially one that combines nostalgia, practicality, and a bit of soccer fandom in a single package.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 16 June 2026
The key is choosing pieces that strike the perfect balance between practicality and style.
—Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
With the growing interest in sustainable living and home gardening, raised garden beds have become increasingly popular due to their versatility and practicality.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 13 June 2026
Beyond practicality, hats can also be the finishing touch an outfit is missing.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 10 June 2026
In general, the practicality of circularity is winning over many consumers.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for practicality
Noun
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As consumers rarely reward clever technology for its own sake - the experts and talks through the week will show how to reward usefulness, confidence and ease.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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The board did not separately vote on that request, but Interim Chief Business Officer Lisa Grant-Dawson acknowledged the usefulness of such an update before the district’s first interim report in December.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 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 June 2026
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With these capabilities, computational feasibility will alter significantly.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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“Practicality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/practicality. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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