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as in prudent
suitable for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances
a desirable location for the new house
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Recent Examples of desirable
Peacocks have done a great job of that and also turned marginal urban canals into desirable fishing hotspots.
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Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Located in the highly desirable Wesley Chapel suburb, just 45 min from Uptown, Cresswind Wesley Chapel has been named the top-selling 55+ community in Charlotte.
—Kolter Homes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2025
Maintaining low inventory levels of desirable products to bolster dealership profitability, which in turn ensures the automaker doesn't require high incentives to sell cars.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Resting on over three acres in the desirable Miramonte neighborhood, just minutes from Carmel-by-the-Sea, the entire spread includes a main home and a guesthouse with a combined total of four bedrooms and five baths across roughly 5,400 square feet.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
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Steve Waters, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
Located in the highly desirable Wesley Chapel suburb, just 45 min from Uptown, Cresswind Wesley Chapel has been named the top-selling 55+ community in Charlotte.
—Kolter Homes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2025
Maintaining low inventory levels of desirable products to bolster dealership profitability, which in turn ensures the automaker doesn't require high incentives to sell cars.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Resting on over three acres in the desirable Miramonte neighborhood, just minutes from Carmel-by-the-Sea, the entire spread includes a main home and a guesthouse with a combined total of four bedrooms and five baths across roughly 5,400 square feet.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desirable
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Illustration by Patricia Bolaños In today’s New York, dive bars are an increasingly rare species, steadily losing their place in the economic food chain to sexier establishments that are more amenable to influencers and their algorithms.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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The cutout unveiled a sexy bra that matched her underwear.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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That said, Gordon believes the sale announced by Tucker, who was promoted from Jack in the Box chief financial officer to CEO on March 31, is a prudent one.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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During my previous time on the board, my fellow members and I practiced prudent fiscal management that consistently extended the life of levies far beyond their original three-year term, some lasting as long as nine years.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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In January 2018, Dr Pepper Snapple Group and Keurig Green Mountain announced a merger, providing investors unique exposure to the fastest growing hot and cold beverage markets and their respective retail channels.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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It’s served hot, and the proper way to eat it is to squeeze some lemon juice, sprinkle it with spices like sumac and Aleppo pepper, and pile on a handful of parsley.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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In other hands, this would cue a standard disease-of-the-week weepie, but Coixet keeps the tone lightly wistful and wise, and trains her attention ever more minutely on Rohrwacher, who along with her character, seems to blossom gradually under this steady gaze.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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Point guard James Harden had a quiet night scoring-wise with five points, but handed out 11 assists.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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Besides religion, what are other possible reasons a person might have executed a forgery?—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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As Myles Lewis-Skelly dribbled up the left wing, the Brazilian made sure to come as central as possible before calling for a cross.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Left to ruminate and refine his tactical blueprint over a two-week international break, write off him and his side at your peril.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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These tactical alliances should not be mistaken for strategic realignment.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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Although, while the vast majority of schools had levels of lead higher than the state's advisable limit in one or more drinking water sources, just over 80 percent of drinking fixtures analyzed in the review tested below the 5-ppb level.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 2025
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However, offensive action is not always advisable.—
Tim Reynolds,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Desirable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desirable. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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