as in usefulness
the capacity for being useful for some purpose
the serviceableness of most of the junk that my grandfather had been hoarding was very doubtful
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Noun
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Besides its aesthetic appearance and usefulness as an herb, dill also helps deter aphids from the garden—always a threat to roses.—
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
14 May 2026 -
Jefferson proved his usefulness soon after his arrival, when he was placed on a committee with John Dickinson to draft a declaration—not the declaration, which was still a year away, but rather a list of complaints for King George III.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Other bills could lead to new relief for small businesses in the future, with lawmakers endorsing the creation of studies and working groups that will look at things like supporting artificial intelligence use by small businesses and tourism.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Rice is the main food staple for much of the population and most of Myanmar’s rice cultivation is for domestic use.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
16 May 2026
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The excavator dumped bucketfuls of what had been reëxamined, to no avail, into a pile on the street, kicking up dust.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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Defenseman Jay Wells pleaded with Keenan to pull him in favor of Leetch, the team’s usual power-play quarterback, but to no avail.—
Vincent Z. Mercogliano,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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“Serviceableness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serviceableness. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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