as in expedience
suitability for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances
the expediency of such a plan is questionable
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Recent Examples of expediency
That’s good news for customers, who are no longer satisfied with quick-and-dirty fixes that prioritize expediency over safety.
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Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Perhaps, the time has come to go beyond archaic political loyalties and engage issues on the basis of evidence, merit, and truth, not short-term political expediency.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
The state of California collects more than enough tax revenue to do what must be done, but routinely chooses to do the wrong thing out of political expediency.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
When state legislatures restrict oversight out of political expediency, that is legal violence.
—Hansel Alejandro Aguilar, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expediency
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Ultimately, peace cannot be defined by those who profit from war, occupation or political expedience.—
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That’s because the Fed’s credibility rests on its ability to make decisions driven by economic evidence, not political expedience.—
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In the luxury segment, Jacquemus, Prada and Courrèges stand out as top gifting brands, driven by strong brand awareness and desirability.—
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Its desirability is reflected in its housing market, where median prices typically range from $750,000 to $825,000.—
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Initial site purchase is still in the air while the State Department of Education mulls the feasibility of 16 sites.—
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The state is projected to have $692 million less to spend than the year before, raising doubts about the feasibility of major new investments.—
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Today, similar prudence animates concerns about NATO and broader trans-Atlantic ties in an era when Europe has undergone profound transformations through mass migration, supranational governance, demographic decline, and shifting cultural priorities.—
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The organizations also claim that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s prudence requirement doesn’t allow NIPSCO to recover costs expended pursuant to an unlawful directive, according to the letter.—
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In both countries, investment outcomes depend heavily on national conditions, including the strength of capital markets, workforce, infrastructure, and the judiciousness of laws and regulations.—
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“Expediency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expediency. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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