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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
Not good enough to warrant expediency, at least.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Grier was explicit about the risks of forgoing process in exchange for expediency.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The excuses have more to do with political expediency and gas lobbying than reality.
—Anshul Gupta, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
The daughter of a Marxist guerilla who rose to notoriety in the 1970s for capturing an American businessman, Rodríguez is adept at embracing contradiction in the name of political expediency.
—Ellie Austin, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Grier was explicit about the risks of forgoing process in exchange for expediency.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The excuses have more to do with political expediency and gas lobbying than reality.
—Anshul Gupta, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
The daughter of a Marxist guerilla who rose to notoriety in the 1970s for capturing an American businessman, Rodríguez is adept at embracing contradiction in the name of political expediency.
—Ellie Austin, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expediency
Noun
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Paeans to matters of the flesh — birthmarks, necks, genitals, odors, butt hair, the asymmetry of noses — accumulate thrilling details without worrying overmuch about expedience.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Apr. 2026
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The standard for war should not be political expedience.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The commission’s principal assignment was to draft a state-of-the-art overview of international communication flows and to examine the desirability and feasibility of instituting a new global order as requested by the nonaligned developing countries.—
Stijn Joye,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Select—and selective—five-star hotels are increasingly screening would-be guests for desirability rather than ability to pay.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
11 Apr. 2026
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That effort advanced in March 2025, when the City Council voted to study the feasibility of bypassing LAHSA and contracting directly with providers.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The feasibility of such a scenario is yet to be established.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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Dear Members, In years past, Coop members debated the advisability of joining the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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There’s so much to be discussed discussing the advisability of starting a war, the cost of insurance coverage or loss of cargo is likely insignificant.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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That prudence by supporters of the center, including County Commissioner Raquel Regalado and Judge Steve Leifman, is now being used against them to keep the center in limbo.—
Jim DeFede,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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By all accounts, being a milquetoast is a sort of vice—cowardice masquerading as prudence.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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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.—
SADEK WAHBA,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Expediency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expediency. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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