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adequacy

noun

ˈa-di-kwə-sē

Definition of adequacy

as in acceptability

the quality or state of meeting one's needs adequately the fire department sent someone to determine the adequacy of the building's evacuation plan

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Recent Examples of adequacy According to the statement, Xcel has identified resource adequacy as a growing concern for several years and has proposed multiple solutions, including a near-term procurement plan designed to add 3,800 megawatts of new generation capacity. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 2 June 2026 The cracks hadn’t been caught in regular maintenance on the plane, which raised questions about the adequacy of the maintenance schedule. — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 May 2026 Those cracks hadn’t been caught in regular maintenance done on the plane, which raised questions about the adequacy of the maintenance schedule. — ABC News, 18 May 2026 In practice, the CRTC routinely consults stakeholders on policy matters although the adequacy and meaningfulness of efforts to consult the general public is often contested by scholars and civil society practitioners. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for adequacy

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Today, everyone from the Economist to the New York Times has heralded the coming psychedelics renaissance, as hallucinogens begin to gain greater cultural, medical and commercial acceptability.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
The rate has been gradually dropping for decades, due to cigarette taxes, tobacco product price hikes, smoking bans, public education campaigns and changes in the social acceptability of lighting up in public.

— Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 29 May 2026

Definition of acceptability

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Since then, the case has remained in the pleading stage, where the county has challenged the sufficiency of the claims without answering them, and the child’s attorneys have revised their complaint three times.

— Bay City News, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026
This freedom includes the expression of health, harmony, sufficiency, and the ability to think and act rightly.

— Rob Nofsinger, Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2026

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Topped with macadamia nuts and basil and swimming in stracciatella goodness, this dish is a fun, Florida take on the traditional Italian starter.

— Connie Ogle July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
That post, by the way, got 301,000 views — or about one-third as many as the one declaring God's goodness.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

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