as in questionable
open to question or dispute
frankly, it's arguable whether you deserve the promotion
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Recent Examples of arguable
The team has identified a number of arguable problems with the Modell Law that could convince the courts to side with the team.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Here is a deep dive into these NBA superstars' social media metrics:
Lebron James
The arguable GOAT is one of the most popular figures on Instagram, with 160 million followers and a top audience demographic of men 25 to 34 years old.
—Maxwell Millington, Axios, 16 Feb. 2025
But the rest of the league didn’t need the arguable title favorites to find that help.
—Fred Katz, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
While Musk repeated his gesture only twice, there is an arguable similarity, regardless of Musk's intention.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Here is a deep dive into these NBA superstars' social media metrics:
Lebron James
The arguable GOAT is one of the most popular figures on Instagram, with 160 million followers and a top audience demographic of men 25 to 34 years old.
—Maxwell Millington, Axios, 16 Feb. 2025
But the rest of the league didn’t need the arguable title favorites to find that help.
—Fred Katz, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
While Musk repeated his gesture only twice, there is an arguable similarity, regardless of Musk's intention.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for arguable
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Gordon will officially be listed as questionable for Sunday afternoon’s contest at Paycom Center, team sources told The Athletic.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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The Trump Administration has unleashed a torrent of unconstitutional executive orders and other questionable legal actions; with many of them, its goal seems less to win in the end than to inflict as much damage as possible along the way.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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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
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Whether that was the best ploy is debatable, particularly as results on the field have waned.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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“Arguable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arguable. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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