as in usefulness
the capacity for being useful for some purpose
the serviceableness of most of the junk that my grandfather had been hoarding was very doubtful
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How to Successfully Store Leftover Paint To extend the usefulness of leftover house paint, our experts recommend abiding by the following rules for successful paint storage.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
5 Mar. 2026 -
Music fans who were 16 when the Pumpkins helped shape the sound of alternative rock in 1993 were 23 when the band put out Machina/The Machines of God in 2000, and rapidly aging out of usefulness to MTV’s bottom line.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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This phase would most likely have included the use of cruise missiles, stealth bombers, and drones to hit air defense installations and command centers.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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Many returning Chinese scholars brought their Western training and methodologies back to the Chinese academy, prompting university officials to find ways to categorize—and make use of—their skills.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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By then, Mourinho, fully aware things were running away from his team, had brought Cesc Fabregas, Willian and Eden Hazard off the bench to little avail.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Honolulu has spent thousands of dollars trapping them, to little avail.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Serviceableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serviceableness. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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