as in cleared
capable of being traveled on
this map shows which rivers are navigable and which aren't
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Recent Examples of navigable
The author mentions a unit of the First U.S. Dragoons ordered to travel to Des Moines to study whether the river was navigable.
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Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
The energy tightrope that helped China through the supply shocks of the beginning of the war in Ukraine and subsequent global inflation appears to no longer be navigable.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
When judges become the arbiters of what constitutes a wetland or navigable water, businesses are left guessing how long a permit will hold, or if it’s needed at all.
—John F. McQuillan, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The International Hydrographic Organization — of which the United States is a member — works to ensure all the world’s seas, oceans and navigable waters are surveyed and charted uniformly, and also names some of them.
—Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 18 May 2025
The energy tightrope that helped China through the supply shocks of the beginning of the war in Ukraine and subsequent global inflation appears to no longer be navigable.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
When judges become the arbiters of what constitutes a wetland or navigable water, businesses are left guessing how long a permit will hold, or if it’s needed at all.
—John F. McQuillan, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
The International Hydrographic Organization — of which the United States is a member — works to ensure all the world’s seas, oceans and navigable waters are surveyed and charted uniformly, and also names some of them.
—Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigable
Adjective
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But his bet is clear: That in a fractured media world, personality, tone, and trust matter more than legacy or even scale.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Now it's become clear that electric vehicles won’t take over as quickly as expected.—
Stuart Dyos,
The Tennessean,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Instead, work crews will report at 7 a.m. Sunday and work in 12-hour shifts to keep roadways safe and passable.—
Jolene Almendarez,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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For us, the impassable route proved quite passable and even rustic in a fun way.—
Maya Silver,
Outside Online,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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But startup founder Emil Barr says everything is negotiable — even your college tuition.—
Ernestine Siu,
CNBC,
3 June 2025
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What’s not negotiable is the conveying of their connection, both as the best of friends and their proximity in UCLA’s batting order.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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“Navigable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigable. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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