as in adequacy
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adequateness
Noun
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The fire department had not reported a negative situation regarding the fire adequacy of the hotel until Tuesday, Yerlikaya said, adding that an investigation is ongoing.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
21 Jan. 2025 -
Concerns remain about the adequacy of COLA adjustments and the ongoing financial challenges faced by seniors—especially those with lower incomes.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That business of the 2 a.m. time for the clock change has also outlived its usefulness.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
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Yet, the usefulness of their insights isn’t all that surprising.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Weighing the environmental impact of a new foam mattress versus a used one, cost versus expediency and guilt.—
Anelise Chen,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2025
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That now appears to have been entirely brushed aside in the name of political expediency and the search for peace.—
Melissa Bell,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This fresh, modern reimagining of Ang Lee’s 1993 classic by Andrew Ahn follows a group of friends who need to get married for convenience—until family arrives, and the plan spirals into extravagant, chaotic mayhem.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Essential Space isn’t a groundbreaking feature, but its convenience makes a difference.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Stroud-Young situation prompted some to reconsider the validity of these cognitive exams.—
Cale Clinton,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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The simple passing of time adds value and validity to Framework’s approach, and today’s news drives that home.—
Jason Evangelho,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Yet there’s a serious question here, too, raised in the play and heightened in this adaptation, about the relevance and role of art — whether there’s any point at all — when the world is falling apart.—
Demetrios Matheou,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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Fast forward a century, and its relevance is hotly debated.—
Matt Rozo,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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From a criminal justice point of view, the DOJ should not have used political expedience to drive a prosecutorial decision.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
21 Feb. 2025
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The actions on Monday stunned current and former prosecutors and investigators who said the department was abandoning a tradition of holding public officials, corporate executives and others accountable for corruption in favor of an approach built on political or economic expedience.—
Devlin Barrett,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The pertinence of this story to current events will likely be the first thing anyone focuses on, and rightly so, but the directors also deserve credit for the film’s tightly coiled, deeply felt terror, panic, and betrayal. 32.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
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In other topics of pertinence, MIAA assistant director/wrestling liasion Phil Napolitano asked the committee members to stress to their districts the importance of entering results into FloArena as soon as possible.—
Danny Ventura,
Boston Herald,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Adequateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adequateness. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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