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utilitarian

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


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Elizabeth’s daywear of utilitarian elegance spanned every color of the rainbow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Critics, meanwhile, argue his advice was narrowly utilitarian and ultimately unhelpful to society.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The Metro report cautioned the concepts “are in the early planning stage,” so L.A. might get an extravagant walking path, a utilitarian one, or none at all.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

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

But Blanca soon discovered that she was bored making utilitarian objects, and that it was far more amusing to make statues of animals and people.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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