workable
adjective
work·able
ˈwər-kə-bəl 
1
: capable of being worked
a workable material
2
: practicable, feasible
a workable system
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Examples of workable in a Sentence
I think the plan is quite workable.
Chill the cookie dough until it is more workable.
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The hotel spreads across two buildings, and the section that houses the suites also includes a small but workable gym, with an even smaller yoga studio off to the side.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
Israel’s objective has been to sever Iran’s supply routes to Hezbollah, and possibly also to disrupt its ongoing nuclear program, which appears to be inching closer toward a workable bomb.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
Israel’s objective has been to sever Iran’s supply routes to Hezbollah, and possibly also to disrupt its ongoing nuclear program, which appears to be inching closer toward a workable bomb.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
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workable
adjective
work·able
ˈwər-kə-bəl
1
: capable of being worked
2
: feasible
a workable solution to the problem
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