as in expedience
suitability for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances
the expediency of such a plan is questionable
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Recent Examples of expediency
Built for expediency Texas Children's emergency department is next door to its urgent care.
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Feb. 2024
The Trump campaign, and Vance in particular, need to answer and be held accountable for dangerous, racist lies for political expediency.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 27 Sep. 2024
At one level, the book is a work of contemporary history, telling the story of an ongoing global political crisis—a chaotic spectacle of uncertainty, fear, and political expediency in which multilateral cooperation quickly gave way to nationalism, populism, and great-power rivalry.
—Colin Kahl and Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
There are folks across the country sounding alarms, for political expediency, that are frankly unjustified.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2024
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Feb. 2024
The Trump campaign, and Vance in particular, need to answer and be held accountable for dangerous, racist lies for political expediency.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 27 Sep. 2024
At one level, the book is a work of contemporary history, telling the story of an ongoing global political crisis—a chaotic spectacle of uncertainty, fear, and political expediency in which multilateral cooperation quickly gave way to nationalism, populism, and great-power rivalry.
—Colin Kahl and Thomas Wright, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
There are folks across the country sounding alarms, for political expediency, that are frankly unjustified.
—Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expediency
Noun
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But to Trump and some of his advisers, the memo had a certain expedience.Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
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This heady brew of commercial and geopolitical pressures is forcing TSMC executives to sign big contracts for wind and solar power, at times eschewing affordability for expedience.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2024
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The company says patrol wages have increased more than 50% over the past four years and pointed to 3,000 applicants for 300 open patrol roles for the 2024-25 season as a data point on desirability of the job.Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 5 Jan. 2025
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All Year Median Sales Price Home prices in popular regions like The Woodlands and Austin housing markets come with higher median sale prices, reflecting their desirability and growth.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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His insights extend beyond real estate, encompassing broader principles of financial prudence and personal development.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
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Their prudence is warranted since the business case supporting DEI programs and their ideological underpinnings is losing ground as more research emerges.Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Expediency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expediency. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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