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He could deliver a quick, effective speech, or hold a proper press conference.

If the embargo were effective, the Castro brothers would have been doing Love Letters with the Duvaliers years ago.

Build evidence about the practices, policies, and programs that will achieve the most effective and efficient results.

While there are a couple of antibiotics that usually work, if they are overused they, too, may cease to be effective.

In order to know what innovations work, you have to have good information on how effective your practices are.

Whatever can be done to bring about the prompt and effective use of this new system of bank settlement will be done.

It is a notable fact that under the wholly unusual circumstances prevailing, the recovery was so prompt and effective.

However able the matter, the reading, in my judgment, is much less effective than the spontaneous expression of the speaker.

Thus they had secured a monopoly in Munster and an effective competition with us in poor Connaught.

It was ten minutes before she raised her hand and pointed to a wilted but still effective screen.

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On this page you'll find 145 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to effective, such as: active, adequate, compelling, competent, direct, and efficient.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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