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
George Yang, PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Sewer utility rates will nearly quadruple by 2030.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
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
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Noun
Plus, when the TV isn't in use, the soundbar can stream music, giving it extra utility.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Sewer utility rates will nearly quadruple by 2030.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
The gas company suits accuse Gillett, among other things, of an anti-utility bias.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for utility
Noun
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Moreover, as a bonus, the fermentation process produced methane—an energy-rich gas that could be captured and used as fuel, adding another layer of usefulness to the system.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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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
Adjective
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Yet University City has never developed the kind of independent dining culture that has flourished in other parts of Charlotte.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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Offer availability, placement, and display are determined by the third party and may be influenced by compensation and other factors.—
Brian Sloan,Dan Avery,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Democrats are asking for better identification for federal law enforcement officers, a new code of conduct for those agencies and more use of judicial warrants, among other measures.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But there's a lower risk of having a reaction because your body recognizes your own blood, and there's no risk of contracting infectious disease from a different donor.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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That was a different era, when social media was not a thing.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
21 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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Aaron Brogan, a lawyer who focuses on alternative financial assets, said the Arizona charges makes that more urgent.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Most of his peers in alternative journalism either sold out or packed it all in.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The curtains opened to reveal a makeshift onstage ghetto, mirroring the mixtape cover.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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And photos and videos after the storm showed undernourished Cubans, men, women and children dressed in rags and people barely managing in makeshift homes.—
David Goodhue
March 16,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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According to the agency, the vehicle had been responding to a separate incident when it was hit by the aircraft on Runway 4.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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In less than 24 hours, two separate shootings have shaken a West Perrine neighborhood, leaving residents grieving and searching for answers.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Utility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utility. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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