as in use
the capacity for being useful for some purpose
the well-known usefulness of thick phone books as seat boosters for short diners
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Recent Examples of usefulness
The federal agency was intended to supplement and complement state and local efforts to improve the quality and usefulness of education, as well as work with the private sector, nonprofit research institutions and others.
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Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
Why not do something that is entertaining but also has intellectual integrity and social usefulness?
—James Calvin Davis, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
This increases the usefulness of the rewards and can dramatically increase their value.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
This kind of convenience adds to Apple Wallet's usefulness.
—PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
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Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
Why not do something that is entertaining but also has intellectual integrity and social usefulness?
—James Calvin Davis, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
This increases the usefulness of the rewards and can dramatically increase their value.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
This kind of convenience adds to Apple Wallet's usefulness.
—PCMAG, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for usefulness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for usefulness
Noun
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Despite prior use of violence by Hamas to crack down on demonstrations, the Hamas authorities in Gaza, so far, have not used similar violence to crack down on the current demonstrations.—
Khalil Shikaki,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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Decrypt reported that GameStop completed a $1.5 billion sale of convertible senior notes, with about $1.48 billion in net proceeds available for corporate use.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Dahl suggested avenues for investigation, to little avail.—
Ronan Farrow,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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To little avail, as Tesla stock dropped and mobs have set fire to cars in dealer lots.—
Paul Bedard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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South Carolina's state Senate has passed legislation that could allow utilities to request more frequent rate increases.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Defensive stocks: Sectors like healthcare, consumer staples, and utilities often perform relatively well during downturns due to consistent demand.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Usefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/usefulness. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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