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as in possible
capable of being done or carried out
a workable plan for attracting a minor league team to the city
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as in useful
capable of being put to use or account
a workable solution to the state's growing financial woes
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Recent Examples of workable
Unless other regional players, including the Emiratis, Jordanians, Qataris, and Saudis, are willing to carry the reputational, and possibly financial and governmental, burden of an agreement on the administration of Gaza, no plan is workable.
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Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
Think of it as the trick to getting that perfectly undone, full-bodied look—enough grit to keep your hairstyle in place, but thanks to flexible polymers, touchable and workable enough to make styling (and restyling) a whole lot easier.
—Siena Gagliano, Allure, 1 Mar. 2025
The opera, with a workable Royce Vavrek libretto, is less concerned with the issues than the characters and what’s inside them, something opera is designed to do.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Yet even its many mistakes might have added up to something workable had not its creators leaned on a dead-tired organizational trope.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
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Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
Think of it as the trick to getting that perfectly undone, full-bodied look—enough grit to keep your hairstyle in place, but thanks to flexible polymers, touchable and workable enough to make styling (and restyling) a whole lot easier.
—Siena Gagliano, Allure, 1 Mar. 2025
The opera, with a workable Royce Vavrek libretto, is less concerned with the issues than the characters and what’s inside them, something opera is designed to do.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
Yet even its many mistakes might have added up to something workable had not its creators leaned on a dead-tired organizational trope.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workable
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But Danielle Coffey, president of the News Media Alliance, questioned whether Google is in a position to know what’s useful to publishers.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Despite all of the current drawbacks with Meta's new model family, Willison is optimistic that future releases of Llama 4 will prove more useful.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2025
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And to be sure, some may be more applicable to large companies in general, and to the financial services sector in particular, than to the broader commercial sector.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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First, the courts – and in particular the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts – have been expanding corporate constitutional rights, which could allow dual-class founders to carve out exceptions to generally applicable laws.—
Gregory H. Shill,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
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In an ideal world, our pets could come everywhere with us—but taking a cat on a two-week vacation to a hot destination isn't exactly feasible.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Shifting production to the U.S., one of Trump's goals in imposing tariffs on China and almost every other country in the world, is not feasible, says Jami Warner, executive director of the American Christmas Tree Association.—
Andrew Silver and Casey Hall,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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Each episode celebrates Black culture and sisterhood while serving up laughs, heartfelt moments, and practical travel gems.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
24 Mar. 2025
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For you, a practical coach might be the best solution.—
Adam Coffey,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Burden is a solid selection at No. 20 and would become a viable No. 2 for the Cowboys.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Demonstrate robust execution and viable market potential.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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While a regional court in Cologne initially recognized four of Birkenstock’s shoe models as works of applied art and granted the company’s orders in 2017, a higher regional court in the city later overturned the orders on appeal in 2022.—
Karen K. Ho,
ARTnews.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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In 1994, the applied mathematician Peter Shor was inspired by a recent oracle result to develop a fast quantum algorithm for factoring large numbers—a task whose apparent difficulty underlies the cryptographic systems that keep our online data secure.—
Ben Brubaker,
WIRED,
2 Feb. 2025
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The technology suddenly seemed practicable.—
Matthew Hutson,
The New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2025
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Penguin Random House Canada provides the Information in an accessible format or with appropriate Communication Supports, as soon as practicable, upon request.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Workable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workable. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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