as in exchangeable
capable of being substituted in place of one another
since fruits and vegetables are regarded as fungible in this diet, you are allowed a total of five servings of either or both
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Recent Examples of fungible
On the surface, the eighth man in a bullpen is the definition of a fungible asset, shuttling between the majors and minors.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
Netflix’s recent political thrillers have been rendered largely fungible by the streamer’s compact release schedule.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
That’s what a fungible salary cap is for.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
After the theft is converted to USD or any other fungible national currency, it is used for the Ballistic Missile program or any of the pet programs of the North Koreans.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025
Netflix’s recent political thrillers have been rendered largely fungible by the streamer’s compact release schedule.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2025
That’s what a fungible salary cap is for.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
After the theft is converted to USD or any other fungible national currency, it is used for the Ballistic Missile program or any of the pet programs of the North Koreans.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fungible
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Miller described this as a selective abundance approach, where people with means will spend abundantly on things that have special worth and save abundantly, i.e. trade down, in purchases that are substitutable or replaceable.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The Future of Work Report 2025 of the World Economic Forum underscores that roles least substitutable by AI — teachers, mentors, coaches — will grow in importance, shifting societal appreciation towards human-centric skills.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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While closely related, AI and ML are not interchangeable.—
Tigran Sloyan,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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His two most famous nicknames—the Brain and the Big Bankroll—were interchangeable, since the bankroll proved the brain.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Fungible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fungible. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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