as in usefulness
the capacity for being useful for some purpose
the serviceableness of most of the junk that my grandfather had been hoarding was very doubtful
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Noun
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Studies need a bare-minimum number of data points, and if the target number of participants fails to complete a trial, researchers might not be able to calculate anything about the interventions’ usefulness or safety.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2025 -
But questions about the efficacy and usefulness of its consumer products have followed it almost from the start.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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However, if the washing machine is 10 years or older, then purchasing a new washer is a better use of your money than continually paying for repairs.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Goitein, senior director of the Liberty and National Security Program at the nonprofit Brennan Center for Justice, said the Trump administration's potential use of state secrets privilege could revive a decades-old conflict about the judicial branch's role in national security issues.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Teams traded pressure through most of the first half to almost no avail, each producing just two shots on goal as defenses kept dangers to the outside.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2024
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Yates took his anger out on a chair, smacking the bench, the redshirt freshman guard dropping 18 points and three threes to little avail.—
Luca Evans,
Orange County Register,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Serviceableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serviceableness. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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