as in adequate
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Recent Examples of sufficient
Marathon Bancorp continues to manage liquidity effectively, with sufficient funds to meet current commitments and maintain a strong capital position.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2025
The sodium perchlorate could allow for the production of sufficient propellant for some 260 solid rocket motors for Iran’s Kheibar Shekan missiles or 200 of the Haj Qasem ballistic missiles, according to the intelligence sources.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
The tread on the bottom is sufficient for all but the slickest black ice, and the color is just delightful.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2025
But research of terrorism and insurgent violence has made clear that military solutions aren’t sufficient.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Feb. 2025
The sodium perchlorate could allow for the production of sufficient propellant for some 260 solid rocket motors for Iran’s Kheibar Shekan missiles or 200 of the Haj Qasem ballistic missiles, according to the intelligence sources.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
The tread on the bottom is sufficient for all but the slickest black ice, and the color is just delightful.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2025
But research of terrorism and insurgent violence has made clear that military solutions aren’t sufficient.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sufficient
Adjective
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Known as user fees, the money provides adequate staffing for reviews of myriad products.—
Christina Jewett,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Actions must be prioritized and practiced in advance to ensure adequate response during such chaos.—
Ilia Sotnikov,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The Olympus Region has one fewer Location to traverse before the Guardian. Encounters in the Rift of Thessaly that had too many waves (of foes) should now be more reasonable.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Certainly, the numbers suggest those benefits are being realized by a reasonable proportion of consumers in the U.K.—
Paul Marcantonio,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The study emphasizes that passive-aggression can develop in individuals who grew up in environments where expressing anger wasn’t safe or acceptable, leading them to adopt indirect ways of communicating frustration.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Nevertheless, Chalamet’s speech suggests that such rhetoric should be more acceptable, or even encouraged, from his generation of stars.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Bowman may want to make a call if the organization feels the current group of veterans doesn’t provide enough satisfactory options for the skill lines.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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His messages online sound all too typical of the brash and bratty computer techies who seem to think insults are satisfactory entertainment for their followers.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The tolerable upper level intake (UL) for vitamin A for adults is 3,000 mcg RAE per day.—
Elizabeth Barnes,
Verywell Health,
19 Feb. 2025
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Better news: Audiences on Thursday night gave it a tolerable 79% on RT.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The Mets can afford to value offense at the corners and still be at least a decent defensive team because their defense up the middle — at shortstop, second base and center field — projects to be above average.—
Will Sammon,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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The webcam records in 1080p resolution—anything less would be disappointing for the price—and delivers clear video quality with decent lighting balance in my tests.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PCMAG,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Sufficient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sufficient. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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