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as in accuracy
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as in appropriateness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for correctness
Noun
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The outdated model used for 30 years provided a four-hour lead-time with 50% accuracy when determining whether radiation from a solar flare would reach Earth.—
Sheila Callaham,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025 -
Significantly, shot accuracy has improved from 29 per cent to 43 per cent.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Climate change is an inconvenient truth that cannot be ignored or denied.—
Anjali Chaudhry,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Middle age usually brings a measure of wisdom, as men cast aside aspirations of youth and come to terms with hard truths.—
Ray Takeyh,
National Review,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In Michigan, the public service commission is fighting to restore resource adequacy after partial deregulation resulted in reliability issues and cost shifts to regulated customers when the unregulated energy providers failed to procure regional capacity.—
Ed Hirs,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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The filing also highlights the company's strategic initiatives, including optimizing its portfolio and improving underwriting results through selective underwriting and rate adequacy.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Who wants a Pub Sub? Residents of northern Kentucky can finally enjoy the goodness that is Publix, thanks to the beloved Southern grocer opening their first store in Walton.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
26 Mar. 2025
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But my goodness the Cubs are epic and this stadium is a work of art.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Done right, the concept naturally corresponds with the principle of reasonable sufficiency.—
Dmitry Adamsky,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Oct. 2015
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The explicit goals of the long term financial plan are revenue sufficiency and rate calculation.—
Graham P. Johnson,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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