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Recent Examples of sufficient
Surgical options may be considered if conservative treatments do not provide sufficient relief, including the repair of affected structures or the drainage of excess fluid.
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2025
There have also been a few instances of people getting infected in swimming pools or at splash pads where the water lacked sufficient chlorine.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
While lack of sufficient saliva is inconvenient at best, having an excessively dry mouth can lead to fairly serious issues such as an increase in tooth decay caused by plaque build-up as well as gum disease.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
Drinking water should be sufficient for most people.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 14 Aug. 2025
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2025
There have also been a few instances of people getting infected in swimming pools or at splash pads where the water lacked sufficient chlorine.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025
While lack of sufficient saliva is inconvenient at best, having an excessively dry mouth can lead to fairly serious issues such as an increase in tooth decay caused by plaque build-up as well as gum disease.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
Drinking water should be sufficient for most people.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sufficient
Adjective
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And finally, even if conditions are favorable for sweat evaporation, if the body cannot produce adequate sweat, there is no heat loss.—
Bryant Stamford,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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Chlorosis is a sign a rose may not be getting adequate nutrients.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Aug. 2025
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Regardless of what the future holds, Roman Anthony has set himself and his family up for life, and the Red Sox have locked in yet another piece of their future at a reasonable rate.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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There’s a reasonable fear, especially considering what happened the last time Cunningham mentioned the trend, that this would only attract additional misogynistic attacks.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
6 Aug. 2025
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But critics see this as a way for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration to ban more books and circumvent state law, which gives school districts the job of determining which books are acceptable for school libraries.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
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These burger spirals are an acceptable gluten-free solution: They’re made with rice paper wrappers.—
Gretchen McKay,
Twin Cities,
7 Aug. 2025
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The law dropped the requirement to test drugs on animals for FDA approval when there’s other safety data from computer simulations or mini-organs satisfactory to regulators.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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But because Cal West is building the park and will pay for its amenities, the city deemed the requirements satisfactory.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 July 2025
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Without privacy, blockchain risks remaining confined to niches where transparency is tolerable, sidelining its broader potential.—
Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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The sound is similar to a low-volume garbage disposal, which is tolerable.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
30 July 2025
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Only a few Braves have been good at it, and too many of them cost the team repeatedly in close games when merely decent RISP hitting would make a difference.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
7 Aug. 2025
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Young and the offense may only get one series of work — head coach Dave Canales only wants that unit to play 8-12 plays, and all of that could be eaten up with a decent first drive.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Sufficient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sufficient. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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