as in appropriateness
the quality or state of being especially suitable or fitting
questioned the properness of having any curfew at all for people of college age
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for properness
Noun
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Judge’s ruling blocking Trump deportations is invalid, argues WSJ column: Dan Huff interview Dan Huff, Senior Fellow at American Path Initiative, elaborates on his recent op-ed that challenges the validity of U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg’s deportation order.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
4 Apr. 2025 -
This type of setting could have helped even the most intransigent of scholars realize that reports of Khmer Rouge atrocities likely had validity.—
Ray Cavanaugh,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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Store your gardening tools, cushions, fitness equipment, toys and other items in the interior.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Regardless, that doesn’t stop many doctors, fitness professionals, and physical therapists from recommending Epsom salts in the treatment of muscle pain and fatigue.—
Alice Nardiotti,
Vogue,
10 Apr. 2025
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Contacted about these military criminal charges and his 2019 court-martial, Nelson downplayed their relevance to his life now.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2025
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The intersection of crayons and cannabis culture showcases the evolving nature of art and societal trends, reflecting how traditional tools can find new relevance in contemporary contexts.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2025
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This version of Evangelina—the one that’s the picture of propriety —is the one that has endured until now.—
Laura Gómez,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2025
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Ibsen was exploding bourgeois hypocrisy by cramming his plot with taboos, then asserting that the greatest sin was the propriety that kept people from speaking frankly and living freely.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2025
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Review your life insurance policies to determine their usefulness.—
Steve Vernon,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Left-hander Wandy Peralta’s usefulness also expired after the trade deadline.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In the rarefied air of the National League, the major-market Cubs need to scrap their way back to relevancy.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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But 2025 was supposed to be different, a time when a core of young players began executing a slow U-turn to relevancy.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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To no longer be complicit in surrendering her life to the sport at the expense of her happiness.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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So that was a very conscious call, along with the choice of basing it in a particular weather, which is monsoon, because the characters don’t really have any happiness or sunshine in their life.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2025
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So: Is any of this so very different from the absurd, grab-bag felicity of director King's Paddington 2, where we were enchanted watching a teddy bear sing and dance in prison?—
Tom Gliatto,
Peoplemag,
15 Dec. 2023
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However, Juneteenth maintains a resolve to protect Black family, freedom, and felicity.—
Danielle Broadway,
Parents,
18 Nov. 2023
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“Properness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/properness. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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