as in expediency
suitability for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances
the proven expedience of the carrot over the stick in getting the most out of people
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Recent Examples of expedience
The actions on Monday stunned current and former prosecutors and investigators who said the department was abandoning a tradition of holding public officials, corporate executives and others accountable for corruption in favor of an approach built on political or economic expedience.
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Devlin Barrett, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
There is less the actors can do about the script’s overreliance on Wikipedia dramaturgy, that bald expedience in which facts deemed useful to the story are only partly digested as dialogue.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
The 2024-25 budget is a prime example of such political expedience.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
From a criminal justice point of view, the DOJ should not have used political expedience to drive a prosecutorial decision.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
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Devlin Barrett, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
There is less the actors can do about the script’s overreliance on Wikipedia dramaturgy, that bald expedience in which facts deemed useful to the story are only partly digested as dialogue.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
The 2024-25 budget is a prime example of such political expedience.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
From a criminal justice point of view, the DOJ should not have used political expedience to drive a prosecutorial decision.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expedience
Noun
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And there are a lot of people within Biden world that feel that that decision was made for political expediency.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
20 May 2025
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Altman was also seemingly trying to circumvent safety processes for expediency.—
Karen Hao,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2025
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Lita and Trish Stratus dazzled with their skill and in-ring acrobatics, but the WWE leaned more into their desirability to satiate their audience’s cravings.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
27 May 2025
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Those two ingredients were described as key in reigniting desirability for luxury and fashion at a time of market volatility and low consumer confidence.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
23 May 2025
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But, as stated above with any Kevin Durant possibilities, pick prudence certainly does have to be part of any Heat transaction machinations going forward.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2025
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Nonprofit plans, by contrast, often operate under strict reserve requirements, regulatory constraints and cultural norms that prioritize prudence over growth.—
Sachin H. Jain,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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“Expedience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expedience. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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