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
  • But then the robot armies are expanded by AIs that autonomously desire them to be built, and are purchasing them autonomously, and building factories autonomously that then turn around and kill everyone is conceivable.
    Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The Eldorado Brougham was hand-built in 1957 and outfitted with every conceivable luxury feature of the time, including cruise control, an automatic headlight dimmer, power windows, a transistor radio, and air conditioning—features that would become standard in cars in the decades after.
    Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • He’s covered every sport imaginable, from Little League to the World Series to the Olympics.
    David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The rare proximity to Kanye—who was just beginning his descent from the summit of pop culture—was covered by every outlet imaginable, including this one.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Zachary’s anger and jealousy towards Reacher is misplaced but — like so vanishingly few elements of Reacher — plausible and convincing.
    Chris Klimek, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Step 3: Fabricate a plausible but incorrect summary.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • He has been floated as a possible presidential candidate in 2028.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
  • As much as possible, the most elemental steps are to be surfaced, and then they can each be separately resolved.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025

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“Thinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinkable. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.

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