as in manageable
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for controllable
Adjective
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However, adding just $20,000 in private loans changes the equation dramatically: Additional monthly payment: $260 Remaining for savings: $1,022 While still manageable, this reduces your financial security and may make emergencies more difficult to weather.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025 -
Watching the three daughters is a manageable task, but Sam’s real challenge is navigating the complex relationship between his two employers, David and his wife Dianne (Amanda Peet).—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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When the pandemic blew everything up, situations that seemed intractable (the need to go to the office every day, for example) suddenly proved surprisingly tractable.—
Ada Calhoun,
TIME,
12 Feb. 2025
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In the 12th century, for instance, the Dutch began to drain swamps to create tractable land for agriculture.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The idea that leadership can be taught lies in the understanding that leadership style components can be broken down into teachable parts and refined through practice.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The lesson was clear: Technical skills are teachable; cultural fit isn’t.—
Sergii Malomuzh,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Economist Samuel Tombs of Capital Economics said the drop was a big reason for February’s tame inflation reading.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
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The campaign, which uses infographics by depicting wild animals next to more tame animals, seeks to promote awareness on how immunization can help protect individuals from the flu.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new exhibition (March 25) takes a wary view of its own contents, which span half a millennium, arguing that the West acted out its daydreams of a docile Orient one cup-and-saucer at a time.—
Shauna Lyon,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2025
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Mark is taller and brighter than Darren but infinitely more docile and far less street-smart.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Oil and gas that is not compliant would face a 10% tariff.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
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Trump delayed the original duties until March, and then added another one-month reprieve for all vehicles compliant with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) rules of origin.—
Nora Eckert,
USA TODAY,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His oxygen tank sat at his knees like an obedient mastiff.—
Brandon Taylor,
The Atlantic,
4 Jan. 2025
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Anyone who meets the gentle, obedient boy would never call him that.—
Bebe Hodges,
USA TODAY,
15 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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President Trump has been amenable to Libertarian concerns.—
Jenna McLaughlin,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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Though the Post was amenable to publishing the inside ad, Common Cause told the paper to forget it and walked away.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Controllable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controllable. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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