as in appropriateness
the quality or state of being especially suitable or fitting
the suitability of the accommodations will ultimately depend on whether they're accessible for someone in a wheelchair
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Recent Examples of suitability
This simply wasn’t a group of players with much experience of, or much suitability to, playing 3-4-3.
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
In northwestern Thailand, in the Pang Mapha district and Mae Hong Son province, there's yet another example of elevated cave burial – though no cliff suspension is evident, possibly due to the suitability of the environment.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
Licenses would expire, under the plan, requiring more frequent checks on gun owners’ suitability to hold a license.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
Finally, the golden retriever earns its place thanks to its friendly, affectionate personality, strong trainability and suitability as a loyal family pet.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
However, when considering its suitability to beginners, this telescope is impressive, especially for its even cheaper price point over Black Friday weekend.
—Jase Parnell-Brookes, Space.com, 30 Nov. 2025
The 1988 action classic starring her husband as reluctant hero John McClane is essential Yuletide viewing for the Willis clan, regardless of any arguments over the film's suitability for the season.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Nov. 2025
AeroMap has been validated against NASA wind tunnel data, with results showing close agreement between its predictions and experimental measurements, indicating its suitability for sustainable aircraft development, according to a press release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
In 2008, researchers went to test out the suitability of using lunar soil to grow terrestrial plants by testing out marigolds.
—Big Think, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for suitability
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An argument over the appropriateness of the scene between Chase and Brown allegedly included an utterance of the N-word by Chase, which led to Brown storming off the set.—
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Blanche defended the redactions, saying a team of more than two dozen lawyers conducted a second-level review to ensure their appropriateness.—
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Usmanov’s defense team had challenged the allegations about his ties to the companies and valuables and the applicability of EU law in the case.—
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To the extent that a reader has any questions regarding the applicability of any specific issue discussed above to his/her individual situation, he/she is encouraged to consult with the professional advisor of his/her choosing, including a tax advisor and/or attorney.—
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Baker immediately objected and said displaying the files and suggesting jurors would later receive them was improper unless their relevance to the defendants’ state of mind had first been established.—
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The Television Academy announced the creation of the Legacy Award, recognizing a television program that has made a profound and lasting impact on audiences and sustained its relevance to society, culture and the industry.—
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Still, whatever validity there is to his pain, Peter becomes a high priest of hallucination and Coon’s tortured Agnes his disciple.—
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Both pleaded not guilty and sought to have their respective indictments dismissed on numerous grounds, including the validity of Halligan's appointment.—
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As a result, the rearrangement was largely considered impossible to use in modern asymmetric catalysis, despite its potential usefulness.—
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Their usefulness remains an open question At the back of a conference hall at the Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas, a humanoid robot twitched through a preprogrammed wave for a crowd of cell phone cameras—a classic scene of high spectacle and unclear utility at CES.—
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Perez does not break down training into physical and tactical work, instead designing complex exercises so players build fitness while practising real-game situations.—
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The hotel is a half-mile from the Zion Canyon Visitor Center and comes with heated pools and hot tubs, as well as a fitness center and airport shuttle.—
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Schoen has a big task ahead of him finding a coach who can turn things around and restore relevancy for an organization more than a decade removed from its last Super Bowl win.—
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To generate relevancy and influence, social-media algorithms demand spectacle, conflict, and edginess.—
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“Suitability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suitability. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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