makeable
adjective
make·able
ˈmā-kə-bəl 
variants
or makable
: capable of being made
also
: reasonably likely to be made
a makeable putt
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Bradley’s brilliant putting all day kept the pressure on leader Tommy Fleetwood, and his terrific approach shot left him with a makeable putt for birdie and a potential tie.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025
The Mavs have a good idea of how many games Irving will play this coming season; setting a very makeable incentive just above that number (say, 30 games) would effectively diminish his salary for the coming season and then raise it for the out years on the deal when he’s expected to be healthy.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Not 30 seconds later, Rahm missed his at the 12th ... then failed to sink makeable birdie chances on 13, 14 and 15.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2025
Hit just a few more of those makeable shots, Mazzulla said, and the outcome would have been different.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025
The Mavs have a good idea of how many games Irving will play this coming season; setting a very makeable incentive just above that number (say, 30 games) would effectively diminish his salary for the coming season and then raise it for the out years on the deal when he’s expected to be healthy.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 17 June 2025
Not 30 seconds later, Rahm missed his at the 12th ... then failed to sink makeable birdie chances on 13, 14 and 15.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2025
Hit just a few more of those makeable shots, Mazzulla said, and the outcome would have been different.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 6 May 2025
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“Makeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/makeable. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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