thinkable

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Recent Examples of thinkable King and his wife, Tonya (Kacie Rogers, lending a no-nonsense freshness to the role for which Viola Davis won a Tony Award), are battling over whether a future is even thinkable. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024 Every thinkable type of casino game is also on offer. Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024 But, prior to the decision, four conservative justices, including Roberts, signaled receptivity to considering the theory as entirely thinkable. Simon Lazarus, The New Republic, 16 Aug. 2023 The unthinkable is all too thinkable: a major conflict on European soil with the unpredictability, the combustibility, and the ultimate futility of an extended military clash. Michael Kimmage, The New Republic, 7 Feb. 2022 See All Example Sentences for thinkable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinkable
Adjective
  • Built in every conceivable aesthetic style, several of these grand residences have been turned into landmark hotels.
    Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
  • There are an infinite number of ways to find solutions to creative problems, to work out any conceivable challenge.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Assumed to be the Next One, McIlroy instead starred in the longest second scene imaginable.
    Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The Atlanta Braves got off to one of the worst starts imaginable this season.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Even if the text itself seems plausible, the link is a telltale red flag.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Using bioenergetic modeling — a method that uses mathematical simulations to quantify the energy needed to make and break chemical bonds in a biological system — the team attempted to identify a plausible scenario in which life could emerge on Titan.
    Victoria Corless, Space.com, 15 Apr. 2025

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“Thinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinkable. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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