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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I think the plan is quite workable.
Chill the cookie dough until it is more workable.
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The core challenge is striking a workable balance.
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Stefani Langehennig, The Conversation, 21 Nov. 2025
The Populist program of aid for farmers, the vote for women, income tax cuts for ordinary workers, the regulation of railroad barons, and of course public deficits to build infrastructure, would only be workable if the monetary brace of gold was loosened.
—David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
Bulbs can be planted up until the ground freezes in your area, as long as the ground is workable.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2025
States in the upper and lower reaches of the basin have struggled for two years to find a workable agreement and failed.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Stefani Langehennig, The Conversation, 21 Nov. 2025
The Populist program of aid for farmers, the vote for women, income tax cuts for ordinary workers, the regulation of railroad barons, and of course public deficits to build infrastructure, would only be workable if the monetary brace of gold was loosened.
—David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
Bulbs can be planted up until the ground freezes in your area, as long as the ground is workable.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2025
States in the upper and lower reaches of the basin have struggled for two years to find a workable agreement and failed.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for workable
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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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