as in adequacy
the quality or state of meeting one's needs adequately
the acceptability of a broken key or two on a secondhand piano might depend on which keys are broken
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Noun
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Recent reports about plan members not being able to find a provider in network and healthcare systems refusing to contract with Advantage plans have raised concerns about the adequacy of plan networks.—
Diane Omdahl,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025 -
Why Having an Emergency Fund Is Non-Negotiable According to Bankrate’s 2024 Annual Emergency Savings Report, 59 percent of American adults are uncomfortable about the adequacy of their emergency savings.—
Nia Bowers,
Detroit Free Press,
28 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The film is supernatural body horror goodness from debut filmmaker Michael Shanks.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2025
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Thank you all for showing us the goodness in your hearts.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA TODAY,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Then use the same maturity model to test less risky areas with a slower rate of investment where sufficiency is acceptable.—
Kevin Lynch,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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In the United States, most efforts focus on self sufficiency.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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These are then linked to amplitude of movements such as opening and closing lips, moving eyebrows, or angling the head.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 Jan. 2025
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Here, the diversity comes from the mountains, allowing for exploring different altitudes, where soils and thermal amplitudes provide unique and distinctive characteristics.—
John Mariani,
Forbes,
29 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Cardiovascular fitness: Cardiovascular exercises are vital for maintaining heart health, improving circulation, increasing caloric burn and boosting overall endurance.—
Dana Santas,
CNN,
29 Jan. 2025
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Rucking falls into that a similar category of fitness because a version of it is something that many of us are doing every day - often without realizing.—
Daryl Austin,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Acceptability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceptability. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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