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utility

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of utility
Noun
Two — utility player Javier Sanoja and Pauley — opened the season on the MLB roster. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025 Additionally, utilities must ensure enough power to meet demand, particularly with such energy-consuming, large-scale economic development projects like Micron in Central New York. Kenneth Lovett, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
Nortex operates what Tailwater characterized as the largest portfolio of non-utility gas storage facilities in North Texas. Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2022 Vistra, the largest independent, non-utility company, announced closures by 2027 of all seven of its coal-burning plants in the mid-western states. Ian Palmer, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021 See All Example Sentences for utility
Recent Examples of Synonyms for utility
Noun
  • Review your life insurance policies to determine their usefulness.
    Steve Vernon, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Left-hander Wandy Peralta’s usefulness also expired after the trade deadline.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The president and his administration accuse Harvard, among other universities, of allowing antisemitism to flourish on campus, endangering Jewish students.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The trip to Brentford is little more than a lower mid-table meeting, but United’s other three engagements could have more riding on them.
    Mark Critchley, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Included in the resort fee are use of beach chairs, umbrellas, hammocks, bicycles, and fishing equipment (including bait).
    Cynthia J Drake, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Versatility Car seat toys that get the most use are ones children can use in multiple ways and for a long time.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Pope Francis preached the same gospel in different language.
    John Hope Bryant, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Subtitles are easy to add to film, but, for the most part, they were used only when actors and audiences spoke different languages.
    David Owen, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Dahl suggested avenues for investigation, to little avail.
    Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
  • To little avail, as Tesla stock dropped and mobs have set fire to cars in dealer lots.
    Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • All the content is derived from Wikipedia and is freely licensed under two open-source licenses: the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 and the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL), though public domain or alternative licenses may apply in some cases.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The ranking blends all major forms of consumption — sales, streams, and radio airplay — to show which tracks in the rock and alternative spheres are performing best in the U.S.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The gym murder case in the episode is very much separate from everything else going on with Olympia and Matty’s story.
    Jim Halterman, Variety, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The new project is completely separate from the 2020 attempt to reboot Clueless for Peacock.
    Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Michael Busch slugged a home run for a second straight day as five of the eight hits by the Cubs (11-7) went for extra bases.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
  • However, limited exceptions exist, including: Military personnel serving in combat zones may get extra time.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Utility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utility. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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