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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
In the United States, most efforts focus on self sufficiency.
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IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2024
But there is a difference between efficiency and sufficiency.
—Vijay Kolinjivadi, TIME, 14 Dec. 2024
These locks include critical challenges such as data sufficiency, power infrastructure, and return on investment.
—Peter High, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Here, the Kremlin is likely to adopt an approach that corresponds with the Soviet principle of reasonable sufficiency.
—Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2015
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IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2024
But there is a difference between efficiency and sufficiency.
—Vijay Kolinjivadi, TIME, 14 Dec. 2024
These locks include critical challenges such as data sufficiency, power infrastructure, and return on investment.
—Peter High, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Here, the Kremlin is likely to adopt an approach that corresponds with the Soviet principle of reasonable sufficiency.
—Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2015
See All Example Sentences for sufficiency
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sufficiency
Noun
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Liquidity Check-Up: Assess the adequacy of liquid assets to provide a financial cushion during economic uncertainties. 6.—
Ira Walker,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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In Michigan, the public service commission is fighting to restore resource adequacy after partial deregulation resulted in reliability issues and cost shifts to regulated customers when the unregulated energy providers failed to procure regional capacity.—
Ed Hirs,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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In 2022 alone, the state shipped nearly $24 billion of nuts, rice, tomatoes and other tasty goodness around the world.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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Jones was a tremendous raconteur and an even better writer—his words, my goodness.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Sufficiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sufficiency. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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