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utilitarian

[yoo-til-i-tair-ee-uhn] / yuˌtɪl ɪˈtɛər i ən /


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Gehry introduced clerestory windows, skylights, large exposed trusses, raw concrete floors and metal cladding, elevating the utilitarian spaces without erasing their industrial character.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

But as prediction markets become more popular, the companies running them are leaning into something that many observers say looks less utilitarian and more like straight-up gambling.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 24, 2025

Soon after, he started seeing his current partner Wang Chunxia, although Mr Junmin suggested to the paper the love was only "utilitarian" and that she hadn't "entered" his heart.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

But oatmeal, of all things, feels like a balm for that guilt: a utilitarian canvas worthy of a little luxury.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2025

My costume for traveling was utilitarian if a trifle bizarre.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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