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
Jennifer McDermott, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Adding to the mud room’s appeal and utility are built-in storage cubbies, a bench to sit on when changing footwear, and ample space to hang coats and hats.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
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
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Noun
Massachusetts had committed to offshore wind by requiring its utilities to solicit proposals for up to 1,600 megawatts of offshore wind power by 2027.
—Jennifer McDermott, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Adding to the mud room’s appeal and utility are built-in storage cubbies, a bench to sit on when changing footwear, and ample space to hang coats and hats.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
With exhibition games set to begin on Saturday, Peraza and Cabrera are the current favorites to fill infield utility and super-utility roles.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for utility
Noun
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In court filings, Kalshi has tried to argue that its sports prediction market has economic utility and usefulness.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Anya-Gafu, however, thinks the ratio has lost some of its usefulness.—
Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Illinois also broke with federal vaccine recommendations on other occasions last year, deciding to continue to recommend hepatitis B vaccines for nearly all newborns and to continue to recommend COVID-19 vaccines for all children ages 6 to 23 months.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Rainy weather driving tips Switch on headlights - Even during daylight hours, using headlights can enhance visibility and signal your presence to other drivers.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026
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.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2026
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The rooms Each room here channels a new type of contemporary African design—there are no throwaway uses of Ankara cloth to lazily signal to the continent.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Friday was Dallas’ seventh game in seven different cities in a span of 11 days.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Each algorithm targets a different generation of quantum hardware and comes with its own strengths and weaknesses.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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By then, Mourinho, fully aware things were running away from his team, had brought Cesc Fabregas, Willian and Eden Hazard off the bench to little avail.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Honolulu has spent thousands of dollars trapping them, to little avail.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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If shipping remains constrained, supplies would need to be rerouted through alternative corridors or transported overland at far higher cost, analysts said.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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Researchers led by Yayuan Liu, an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, explored an alternative approach based on electrowinning.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In most cases, the natural tendency to organize large teams into smaller groups wins out, and flat teams end up establishing makeshift hierarchies in the absence of formal ones.—
Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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The government, meanwhile, is using Lebanon's largest sports stadium as a makeshift shelter, where Nazha, her husband and more than 800 other people have been sleeping in the semiopen corridors under the stands.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But Democrats are almost universally opposed to a separate proof of citizenship provision in the bill, and have generally panned the legislation as an attempt at voter suppression.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Mar. 2026
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Pretti and Good died in separate shootings at the hands of federal agents during Operation Metro Surge.—
STEFANIE DAZIO,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Utility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utility. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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