as in efficient
producing or capable of producing a desired result
after trying many remedies for the condition, he finally found an effectual one that actually helped
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Recent Examples of effectual
Will prospective politicos and those holding positions of power prompt effectual projects to maintain upkeep and ensure each and every citizen is safe rather than pushing self-serving, divisive social agendas?
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2024
Others argue even if wilderness therapy is effectual for some, its premise is flawed.
—Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
Others argue even if wilderness therapy is effectual for some, its premise is flawed.
—USA Today, 8 Dec. 2022
The road to a systemic overhaul has been rocky ; the process itself has been marked by internal fighting and a reluctance among some members to embrace effectual change.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2022
For more than 150 years, HBCUs have played a vital role in ensuring that African Americans and students of all races can receive a competitive education and become influential leaders and effectual changemakers.
—Glamour, 26 May 2022
The comedy of Dugan’s writing and delivery aren’t all that effectual.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2021
The work continues—certainly more effectual, if not louder, than the sound bites.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2020
The most that can be decisively taken from all this is that the factors that render radical action productive or counterproductive, effectual or ineffectual, are complex.
—Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 30 May 2020
Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2024
Others argue even if wilderness therapy is effectual for some, its premise is flawed.
—Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
Others argue even if wilderness therapy is effectual for some, its premise is flawed.
—USA Today, 8 Dec. 2022
The road to a systemic overhaul has been rocky ; the process itself has been marked by internal fighting and a reluctance among some members to embrace effectual change.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2022
For more than 150 years, HBCUs have played a vital role in ensuring that African Americans and students of all races can receive a competitive education and become influential leaders and effectual changemakers.
—Glamour, 26 May 2022
The comedy of Dugan’s writing and delivery aren’t all that effectual.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2021
The work continues—certainly more effectual, if not louder, than the sound bites.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2020
The most that can be decisively taken from all this is that the factors that render radical action productive or counterproductive, effectual or ineffectual, are complex.
—Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 30 May 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for effectual
Adjective
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Mars, on the other hand, has never had efficient plate tectonics.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Apr. 2025
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Because dogs learn by association, rewarding them with a treat or praise for their good behavior is essential to make training more efficient and also more appealing to them.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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These items are widely available and effective at blocking unauthorized scans.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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One dose is 93% effective and two doses are 97% effective at preventing measles.—
Youri Benadjaoud,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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He’s been their most potent asset since the international break, with two goals and one assist.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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The late-April glut of convenings this year has had an especially potent effect of magnifying the latest news cycles emanating from Donald Trump’s chaotic White House: Will the President fire Jerome Powell?—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Effectual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effectual. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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