usefulness
noun
use·ful·ness
ˈyüs-fəl-nəs 
: the quality of having utility and especially practical worth or applicability
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Examples of usefulness in a Sentence
the well-known usefulness of thick phone books as seat boosters for short diners
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Within a few years, the ISS will outlive its usefulness, and once it is abandoned there will be nothing to keep it at the proper altitude.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2025
It’s designed for researchers, students, and academics, but its usefulness extends far beyond the academic world.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
While artificial intelligence has dominated headlines for much of the year, Deloitte chief technology officer Bill Briggs expects some of the hype to die down — even as its usefulness increases.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 24 Dec. 2024
That’s the kind of nimble leadership that will be required to repurpose, and shrink, a federal education apparatus that has long outlived its usefulness.
—Erika Donalds, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2025
It’s designed for researchers, students, and academics, but its usefulness extends far beyond the academic world.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
While artificial intelligence has dominated headlines for much of the year, Deloitte chief technology officer Bill Briggs expects some of the hype to die down — even as its usefulness increases.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 24 Dec. 2024
That’s the kind of nimble leadership that will be required to repurpose, and shrink, a federal education apparatus that has long outlived its usefulness.
—Erika Donalds, The Mercury News, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Usefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/usefulness. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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