as in available
capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose
the historic wooden ship has been fully restored and is once again an operable seafaring vessel
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Drones are vulnerable to hacking and espionage as well, especially as their operating systems grow more sophisticated and remotely operable.
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Tom Donilon, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2022
Advertisement Manheimer noted that the area’s one operable road could not be shut down for Biden’s motorcade.
—Chris Megerian and Colleen Long, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
It is strongly recommended that each bank develop an operable roadmap following our STAGE framework considering strategy, risk, cost, control and talent.
—Ravi Gedela, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Smith had made a trip to Tennessee, too, where phone service was still operable.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
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Tom Donilon, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2022
Advertisement Manheimer noted that the area’s one operable road could not be shut down for Biden’s motorcade.
—Chris Megerian and Colleen Long, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
It is strongly recommended that each bank develop an operable roadmap following our STAGE framework considering strategy, risk, cost, control and talent.
—Ravi Gedela, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Smith had made a trip to Tennessee, too, where phone service was still operable.
—Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Operable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operable. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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