as in acceptability
the quality or state of meeting one's needs adequately
the sufficiency of the portions is such that you will leave the restaurant with a full stomach but without doggie bags
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Recent Examples of sufficiency
But Chief Judge William Pryor pressed Klugh on the sufficiency of the pleadings.
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2025
The sufficiency of private-sector capital in enabling AI advances is wonderful for taxpayers, but the limits of this approach are becoming apparent.
—Ben Buchanan, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
To determine the sufficiency of the evidence, the appellate judges identified the reasonable inferences that could be drawn from the circumstances proved.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025
Tsangari doles out information cagily, turning over narrative cards with calculated delay, a bare sufficiency that undercuts her world-building in favor of point-making; the just-enough story is also a just-so story.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2025
The sufficiency of private-sector capital in enabling AI advances is wonderful for taxpayers, but the limits of this approach are becoming apparent.
—Ben Buchanan, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
To determine the sufficiency of the evidence, the appellate judges identified the reasonable inferences that could be drawn from the circumstances proved.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025
Tsangari doles out information cagily, turning over narrative cards with calculated delay, a bare sufficiency that undercuts her world-building in favor of point-making; the just-enough story is also a just-so story.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sufficiency
Noun
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Ultimately, the voters decide on acceptability.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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The second difference is acceptability.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Under the proposal, schools furthest from adequacy would receive priority for new dollars.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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System-wide capital adequacy ratios remained above regulatory minimums only through regulatory forbearance that terminated in January 2026.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Shamrock Shake returns at McDonald's Costco isn't the only one offering minty goodness this season.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
23 Feb. 2026
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Your weeknights just got jam-packed with one-bowl goodness.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Sufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sufficiency. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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