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adjective

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Recent Examples of utility
Noun
Nortex operates what Tailwater characterized as the largest portfolio of non-utility gas storage facilities in North Texas. Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2022 Vistra, the largest independent, non-utility company, announced closures by 2027 of all seven of its coal-burning plants in the mid-western states. Ian Palmer, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
Adjective
Mizuho upgrades Consolidated Edison to outperform from neutral Mizuho said investors should buy the dip in the utility company. Michael Bloom, CNBC, 30 June 2025 Your utility bill combines two primary components: delivery and supply rates. Emily Scarr, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for utility
Recent Examples of Synonyms for utility
Noun
  • Aplin tells New Scientist that the research points to the usefulness of future efforts to monitor electrostatic discharges from satellites.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
  • For the test voyage, Kaifu et al. selected the Ryukyus strait between Taiwan and Yonaguni Island, where there are no effective tailwinds, the Kuroshio current flows northward, and the target island is not visible for more than the first half of the voyage, limiting its usefulness for navigation.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • This is one of the countless reasons the Secret Service prides ourselves on forging and maintaining relationships with other law enforcement agencies.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
  • But once those issues were resolved, random drop-in visits from Social Services workers over the next decade yielded no citations or other issues.
    Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • The collection saw a prominent use of colors such as red, yellow, and green, mirroring the colors of the Ghanaian flag—though this was unintentional.
    Ezreen Benissan, Essence, 7 July 2025
  • DeAndre Williams, 22, was charged with first degree reckless homicide with use of a dangerous weapon for killing Romell Campbell, 41, at a West Capital Drive liquor store in September 2024.
    Ariela Lopez, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • While it’s sometimes compared to Pilates, the two methods are very different.
    Amy Wilkinson, SELF, 1 July 2025
  • The reality of franchising can be - and in the vast majority of cases, is - very different indeed.
    Fiona Simpson, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • The social workers, Bobby’s doctor and his counselors have tried to persuade Sid and his wife to come home to no avail.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2025
  • Who else will be in Happy Gilmore 2? Hmmm… what are Lana Del Rey’s avails?
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The 28-year-old trades her ethereal R&B sound for a lean into alternative female rage.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 July 2025
  • So far, the country's outbound shipments have held up relatively strong over the past two months, as exporters pivoted to alternative markets, notably Southeast Asian countries and European Union nations.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Milwaukee police are investigating two separate shootings on July 10 that left two people, including a young child, dead.
    Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 11 July 2025
  • During his appearance on Live with Kelly and Mark, the actor and television host, 51, revealed that his twin daughters, Charlie and Dolly, 16, will be in separate places for the summer.
    Kayla Grant, People.com, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Both could conceivably take PSG to extra time and/or PKs, where anything could happen.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
  • Leavitt, from the podium on Monday, ran through the specific timeline of alerts sent by the NWS and emphasized the extra staff in place at the NWS Austin/San Antonio office.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 July 2025

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“Utility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utility. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.

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