as in use
the capacity for being useful for some purpose
the well-known usefulness of thick phone books as seat boosters for short diners
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Recent Examples of usefulness
The intentional walk has outlived its usefulness, as anybody who paid as much as $1,371 face value for a ticket to the three World Series games this week at Dodger Stadium can attest.
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The broader appeal and usefulness of the Dashaway eCT are just too dramatic to dedicate more time pigeonholing himself into a restrictive niche.
—New Atlas, 28 Oct. 2025
Reserve outfielder Alex Call is a big believer in the usefulness of simulation.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
But with the advent of new materials and technologies in the latter half of the 20th century, many of these styles outlived their usefulness in the original contexts they were meant to be worn.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for usefulness
Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The broader appeal and usefulness of the Dashaway eCT are just too dramatic to dedicate more time pigeonholing himself into a restrictive niche.
—New Atlas, 28 Oct. 2025
Reserve outfielder Alex Call is a big believer in the usefulness of simulation.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
But with the advent of new materials and technologies in the latter half of the 20th century, many of these styles outlived their usefulness in the original contexts they were meant to be worn.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for usefulness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for usefulness
Noun
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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By contrast, Trump’s domestic use of military forces over the past year has more clearly crossed a line by putting the apolitical military in the middle of partisan conflicts.—
Peter D. Feaver,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Dallas is publicly on the hunt for a big-time pass-rusher to replace Micah Parsons, and has reached out to the Las Vegas Raiders about Maxx Crosby and the Cincinnati Bengals regarding Trey Hendrickson -- thus far to no avail.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Derbez also recalled mentioning his hits in Hollywood meetings to little avail in the past.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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Interestingly, a recent New Jersey poll found a plurality of voters blamed the utility companies themselves.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The debate about the utility of interdependence with China is fierce.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Usefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/usefulness. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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