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Recent Examples of negotiable Few people realise that the $640 million in negotiable bearer bonds Hans so desperately wanted was needed to fund his vinyl addiction. Chris Haslam, Wired News, 23 May 2025 Among them: Agents must inform buyers and sellers that their fees are negotiable. Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 21 May 2025 Taste, though not disputable, is certainly negotiable. Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 19 May 2025 City finance officials say the deepest cuts fall on libraries and parks because some city expenses are not negotiable, like the annual pension payment, and others are a higher priority, like public safety and infrastructure. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for negotiable
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Adjective
  • 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
  • To reach the 100-foot waterfall, tour guides from adventure outfitters (like Kayak Kaua’i) will take travelers on kayaks along the Wailua River, Kaua‘i’s only navigable river.
    Rachel Ng, AFAR Media, 7 May 2025
Adjective
  • While many supplements are questionable at best, some of the hype about creatine seems warranted; even the International Olympic Committee has it on a short list of four supplements that are largely safe and proven effective for athletes.
    Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 28 May 2025
  • Overall, there are some reasonable ideas scattered throughout the executive orders (though whether their implementation ends up being reasonable is questionable, especially given DOGE's involvement).
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • Leo: Miranda Hobbes Miranda’s birthdate is debatable.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 28 May 2025
  • Whether or not Jones would have wanted his character to feature in Fortnite is debatable, but strangely enough, Disney’s Star Wars has inspired similar debates in the past.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • The Justice Department said Thursday that the case may be moot because of the administration’s latest procedural move to delay the ban.
    Katelyn Polantz, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
  • This transference makes a moot point of all criticisms that could reasonably be leveled at the film.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • But certifying who gets to participate in the lawsuit can take months or years, while a policy and its arguable harms would survive.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 18 May 2025
  • The Eagles also had dynamic and arguable MVP running back Saquon Barkley in the backfield.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025

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“Negotiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiable. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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