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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
These include a focus on code quality and security, but also its usefulness and user experience.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
But that’s where the usefulness of Signal — or of any encrypted messaging app — ends.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
Looked at in one way, the corporate office is not exactly a paradigm of usefulness.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The change was presented as a quality threshold, with apps failing to deliver the right levels of performance, usability, reliability and even usefulness risking the cull.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
But that’s where the usefulness of Signal — or of any encrypted messaging app — ends.
—Kevin Collier, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2025
Looked at in one way, the corporate office is not exactly a paradigm of usefulness.
—Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
The change was presented as a quality threshold, with apps failing to deliver the right levels of performance, usability, reliability and even usefulness risking the cull.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for usefulness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for usefulness
Noun
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Users will have to log a traditional cuff-reading to act as a baseline to unlock this feature, and it’s not intended for treatment, diagnosis or medical use.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
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The Vatican has taken high-tech measures to ensure secrecy, including the use of jamming devices.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
Noun
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For decades, watchdog organizations have warned of staffing challenges and equipment dysfunction to little avail.—
Linda Qiu,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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His water releases didn’t go to LA Most water agencies that depend on the CVP have already publicly expressed their concerns, but so far to no avail.—
Tom Philp,
The Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Benesh pointed out 2021’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law included billions of dollars for removing PFAS from drinking water and that some large manufacturers have paid multibillion-dollar settlements to utilities.—
Austin Fast,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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On the flip side, utility companies and local governments may offer rebates or incentives to offset the cost.—
Melanie Marshall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
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“Usefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/usefulness. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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