as in use
the capacity for being useful for some purpose
the well-known usefulness of thick phone books as seat boosters for short diners
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Recent Examples of usefulness
In fact, as the country debates effective severe weather warning protocols in the aftermath of deadly flash flooding in Texas, the siren community has been vocal about their usefulness.
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
The writer and journalist notes its usefulness in both dividing and connecting statements.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2025
Batteries Improve Usefulness Of Wind, Solar Simply, wind is cheap and as battery storage improves, so does its usefulness.
—Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
These products also have much more evidence of their usefulness in skin care.
—Health, 14 July 2025
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
The writer and journalist notes its usefulness in both dividing and connecting statements.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 June 2025
Batteries Improve Usefulness Of Wind, Solar Simply, wind is cheap and as battery storage improves, so does its usefulness.
—Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
These products also have much more evidence of their usefulness in skin care.
—Health, 14 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for usefulness
Noun
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Eighty years on from the devastating use of nuclear weapons in Japan, and decades on from the most intensive period of above-ground testing, the world’s nuclear reckoning is far from over.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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During a state Democratic Party convention in Sacramento, Powell tirelessly peddled interviews with Carter, but to little avail.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Russian officials have tried desperately to mitigate this downward trajectory, but to little avail.—
Ilan Berman,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Finally, Bitcoin’s utility goes beyond the asset: its network can operate as an open, neutral settlement layer—especially as scaling tech raises throughput to meet real‑world payments demand.—
Christian Catalini,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Usefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/usefulness. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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