as in usefulness
the capacity for being useful for some purpose
the store specializes in gee-whiz gadgetry of dubious utility
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Recent Examples of utility
Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
Because the contributions are tied to past production, not current sales, they cannot simply be tacked onto families’ utility bills.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 26 Sep. 2022
Nortex operates what Tailwater characterized as the largest portfolio of non-utility gas storage facilities in North Texas.
—Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2022
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Noun
Over 160,000 utility customers across the South were without power Sunday morning, including 56,600 in Mississippi, 44,100 in Tennessee and 25,990 in Florida.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
Because the contributions are tied to past production, not current sales, they cannot simply be tacked onto families’ utility bills.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
The Ravens could not turn to anyone else, because injuries wiped out their insurance tackle, James, and their super-utility lineman, Mekari, within the first nine quarters of the new season.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 26 Sep. 2022
Nortex operates what Tailwater characterized as the largest portfolio of non-utility gas storage facilities in North Texas.
—Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for utility
Noun
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As more people and businesses accept Bitcoin as a form of payment, a store of wealth, or as a core element of the larger crypto system, its usefulness naturally grows.—
K.H. Koehler,
jsonline.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Many hardware platforms these days benefit from software updates long after the initial purchase price, upgrading capability and usefulness.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The data included not only tax returns but also investment details, stock trades, gambling winnings, audit determinations, and other financial information.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Norwegian Volunteer Aid has sent salmon-fishing nets that would normally be recycled after use.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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The editorial board then throws in the new scare tactic for good measure at the end, claiming that there is some terrifying epidemic of puking, screaming and hospitalizations as the result of THC use (relying on spotty data, none of which has been linked to THC beverages).—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Riding the Gus Bus Thursday could have been a lot different had Gustavsson not been on his game.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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After the initial burst of celebrity impressions, TikTokers began to approach the trend from different angles.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Teams traded quality looks to no avail, up until Henry Phillips finished off a savvy feed from Ryan Kisiel at the backdoor with 59 seconds left in the frame.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
17 Jan. 2026
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Soon enough, one of the fans notices her and looks up, prompting Eilish to bang on the window, which unleashes a tsunami of screams from the groggy crowd as other early-risers spring across the parking lot to get in on the rare pre-show avail.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
10 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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As silicon scaling slows and energy costs climb, multiple alternative computing paradigms are emerging in parallel.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Still, no one knew for sure when the word would officially come down; that’s how, for example, Rob Mills, the executive VP of unscripted and alternative entertainment for Walt Disney TV, found out while attending the Realscreen convention in Miami.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The makeshift detention center, surrounded by chain-link fences, had detainees sleeping on brown bunk beds under bright, perpetual fluorescent lights.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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Health concerns Vendors serving food and drinks from carts and makeshift restaurants have sprouted along some of the city’s main thoroughfares, raising public health and local business concerns.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The issue of federal immigration action specifically has been repeatedly challenged following two separate shooting deaths in Minneapolis at the hands of federal officials.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
2 Feb. 2026
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While the committees often report the names of contributors, the donors are sometimes cloaked in anonymity, either through obscure business entities or separate nonprofits that don’t need to disclose their donors.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Utility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utility. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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