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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
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.
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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
Knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes, adding up to 3/4 cup flour, in very small amounts, if necessary to keep it workable.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2025
Trees, shrubs and hardy perennials can be planted once your soil is thawed and workable, usually in late March or early April in the Chicago area.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
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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
Knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes, adding up to 3/4 cup flour, in very small amounts, if necessary to keep it workable.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2025
Trees, shrubs and hardy perennials can be planted once your soil is thawed and workable, usually in late March or early April in the Chicago area.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workable
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Citing the sheriff's office, WESH reported that deputies initially responded to a report of a possible shooting at the couple's home in Orlo Vista, just west of Orlando, at around 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Russian troops often carve that backs off their assault cars’ cabs in order to facilitate a quick exit, so there was nothing but a possible thin screen to stop an FPV that barreled toward the anti-tank mine resting in the back of one idling Lada.—
David Axe,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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My colleague, Jim Handy, who co-authors a report on emerging non-volatile memory with me, created a useful representation of a hierarchy of digital storage and memory technology, shown below.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Inter’s fluidity in possession might be particularly useful when looking to bypass Bayern Munich’s relentless press.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
7 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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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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If London and Paris can overcome these hurdles, offering effective extended deterrence to vulnerable eastern European countries may be feasible.—
Mark S. Bell,
Foreign Affairs,
31 Mar. 2025
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Because patients are often in highly vulnerable positions, this strategy isn’t always feasible, so another option is going to doctors’ appointments with a loved one to advocate on your behalf.—
Shreyas Teegala,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 Mar. 2025
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To gain practical strategies to help your organization move forward without getting lost in the hype, register to attend Forrester B2B Summit North America.—
Forrester,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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In addition to the technological advances required to put a human on Mars, however, is the very practical necessity of developing sustainable food sources in space.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 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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Attorney Wilfredo Allen told el Nuevo Herald that this is the most viable option for those who have not yet completed a year of physical presence in the U.S. and are hoping to qualify under the Cuban Adjustment Act.—
Maykel Gonzalez,
Miami Herald,
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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If regulation to stop polluting activity is not practicable, government rather should subsidize activities that mitigate harms.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
30 Mar. 2025
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No compliance issues or material weaknesses were noted beyond the usual request of small offices to try to separate accounting functions among staff as much as practicable.—
Amy Wilde,
Twin Cities,
21 Apr. 2024
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“Workable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workable. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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