as in feasibility
suitability for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances
the desirability of immortality becomes a little less certain after some consideration of the consequences
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Recent Examples of desirability
Their desirability rises as their price goes up, and these achieve investment status.
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Zain Jaffer, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
That decline can be blamed on sales and property value slowdowns that, in turn, can be attributed to high interest rates and Oakland’s declining desirability as a place to locate.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
The reality is a Fire TV stick is considerably more budget-friendly for many disabled people than an Apple TV, desirability be damned.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Social desirability bias goes to the core of what makes the jobs of political analysts and professional pollsters difficult.
—Anu Gupta, TIME, 13 Sep. 2024
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Zain Jaffer, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
That decline can be blamed on sales and property value slowdowns that, in turn, can be attributed to high interest rates and Oakland’s declining desirability as a place to locate.
—East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
The reality is a Fire TV stick is considerably more budget-friendly for many disabled people than an Apple TV, desirability be damned.
—Steven Aquino, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Social desirability bias goes to the core of what makes the jobs of political analysts and professional pollsters difficult.
—Anu Gupta, TIME, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desirability
Noun
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The group is also the choice of expediency, since Russia offers troops, weapons, and training with no strings attached.Colin P. Clarke, Foreign Affairs, 11 May 2023
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Built for expediency Texas Children's emergency department is next door to its urgent care.Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 2 Feb. 2024
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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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Make no mistake, Biden is a true patriot — someone who unlike so many cares more about his country, the welfare of its citizens and the Constitution than political expedience and personal gain.Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2024
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Political swamps do not entertain any future different from the present, with its jobs and departments that have outlived their usefulness or have become too expensive for taxpayers.Wal van Lierop, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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It was signed that December. Between the lines: Awareness of these laws is key to their actual usefulness.Emily Peck, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Desirability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desirability. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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