as in appropriateness
the quality or state of being especially suitable or fitting
questioned the properness of having any curfew at all for people of college age
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for properness
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According to council members who supported the decision, concerns included the appropriateness of the program for children and its potential impact on attendance by some families.—
Jack Springgate,
CBS News,
3 June 2026 -
Participants prioritized scientific and medical accuracy, clarity, ease of pronunciation, avoiding stigma, and cultural appropriateness.—
Melanie Cree,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Under the resolution, initiatives attributed to Ramallah to create a parallel land registry in Area C were declared to have no legal validity or standing.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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Lindell is a longtime Trump ally who has also boosted false conspiracies about the validity of the 2020 election results.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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What that could look like in selecting a neighborhood and home is its access to quality local healthcare, to nature — especially walking or cycling trails and benches for relaxation — fitness amenities, healthy food selections, and gathering spaces for mental and social health.—
Jamie Gold,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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Running, walking or strutting in your fabulous Pride attire are all encouraged at this inclusive event where fitness meets celebration.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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Raman is well-versed on matters of relevance and could have pushed back against Bass in substantive, detailed ways.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Research opportunities are incorporated in parallel, selected for their relevance to the candidate's specialty focus, and timed to help strengthen the application profile in a meaningful way.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Playwright Mark Rosenblatt takes a leaf from the Peter Morgan playbook of using newsy real-life controversies with direct contemporary applicability to spark balanced drama.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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These factors reduce the applicability and appeal to venture-style funding.—
Samuel Mueller,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Labels like Prada, Tom Ford, and Saint Laurent, meanwhile, have pushed the very limits of propriety by showing itsy-bitsy little shorts on their runways, sometimes little more than a wisp of fabric.—
Max Berlinger,
Vogue,
22 May 2026
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And the small tabletop brought a sense of dignity and propriety to the meal.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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Additional testing by the University of Strathclyde confirmed the platform’s stability, structural performance, motion characteristics, and multi-platform connectivity under different sea conditions, supporting its suitability for long-term maritime operations.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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Environmentalists say their arrival in Venice as the European flamingo’s range expands is a sign of the lagoon’s health and suitability as a feeding ground.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 May 2026
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That does degrade its usefulness for facial recognition, and failure rates can rise when using banking applications, for example.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Never underestimate the usefulness of a simple wood bench.—
Jenny Hughes,
The Spruce,
25 May 2026
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“Properness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/properness. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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