单词	expedience
释义	expedience noun ex·​pe·​di·​ence ik-ˈspē-dē-ən(t)s  : expediency Synonyms advisability advisableness desirability desirableness expediency judiciousness prudence wisdom See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the proven expedience of the carrot over the stick in getting the most out of people Recent Examples on the Web Foxwell said Franchot was guided more by political expedience than any set of principles. Rebecca Tan, Washington Post, 7 July 2022 The expedience with which the show was produced worked in its favor, as there was still plenty of raw emotion to go around to lend the show its share of raw emotion. Chris Willman, Variety, 16 May 2022 But as is too often the case, short-term political expedience may prevail over the climate imperative. Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022 Through a combination of political expedience and economic necessity, carve-outs exclude the very industries whose emissions need to be most drastically reduced. Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 30 Dec. 2021 Yet Nwandu’s larger view makes the choice to write him that way more than an expedience. Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2021 The case can be made for expedience: The broadband initiative is being funded by American Rescue Plan stimulus money, which must be encumbered by the end of 2024 and spent by the end of 2026. Robin Goist, cleveland, 10 Oct. 2021 Whether this fateful decision had to do with antifascist expedience or pro-Communist ideology — the Nazis would later call the espionage group Red Orchestra — Donner doesn’t quite decide. New York Times, 4 Aug. 2021 Banks' critics use another term: political expedience. Brian Slodysko, Star Tribune, 30 June 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1548, in the meaning defined above expedience noun 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 Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance expediency desirability judiciousness feasibility advisability prudence advantageousness practicality desirableness usefulness wisdom profitability advisableness timeliness opportuneness beneficialness seasonableness Antonyms & Near Antonyms imprudence unwisdom inexpediency impracticality inadvisability infeasibility inexpedience injudiciousness untimeliness inopportuneness unseasonableness See More
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