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as in possible
capable of being done or carried out
a workable plan for attracting a minor league team to the city
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as in useful
capable of being put to use or account
a workable solution to the state's growing financial woes
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Recent Examples of workable
Since at least 2019, the U.S. has assessed that Iran is not actively pursuing a workable nuclear device.
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Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 18 June 2025
The only workable solution was to fly out of Phoenix to get as close to Spokane as possible.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 15 June 2025
Seven hundred of them were placed in the middle of a civil disturbance with roots in our country’s ongoing failure to find a workable consensus on immigration.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2025
Maricopa County elections need a practical, workable SSA to ensure efficient, accurate elections; however, the Supervisors' refusal to engage in honest dialogue risks a crisis in our upcoming elections.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
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Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 18 June 2025
The only workable solution was to fly out of Phoenix to get as close to Spokane as possible.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 15 June 2025
Seven hundred of them were placed in the middle of a civil disturbance with roots in our country’s ongoing failure to find a workable consensus on immigration.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2025
Maricopa County elections need a practical, workable SSA to ensure efficient, accurate elections; however, the Supervisors' refusal to engage in honest dialogue risks a crisis in our upcoming elections.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workable
Adjective
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The operator lands their FPV by the side of a track or on a rooftop and waits for possible targets, alerted either by a spotter drone or using the drone’s own camera.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Plenty of big names have been connected as possible targets for the Packers.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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There's no doubt that fanny packs are useful travel bags, but they’re not always considered to be the most fashion-forward option.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
12 July 2025
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The Pixel 9 Pro XL produces great photos that capture outstanding, clear details, and the generative AI app, Pixel Studio, is a fun and useful creative tool.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
12 July 2025
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in May that Trump is abiding by all applicable conflict-of-interest laws.—
Kelsey Walsh,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
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Dealing with rage wouldn’t seem the term most applicable to Estévez, who is as amiable and animated as anyone in the Royals’ clubhouse and radiates a room-energizing presence.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2025
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The value here is easy to see; had there been no incentive, those projects might not have been feasible at all.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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This project, if deemed feasible, would include a fitness center, community dining, commercial kitchen, meeting rooms, among other amenities.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
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Sierra Designs recently updated their award-winning Mobile Mummy, a practical and comfortable wearable sleeping bag originally released in 2014.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Today’s Canadian nationalism, by contrast, arises from darker and more practical concerns.—
Stephen Marche,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Although short codes remain a viable option for certain messaging programs, most software providers today are choosing between toll-free and 10DLC numbers for their A2P messaging needs.—
Aaron Alter,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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For aspiring entrepreneurs, the platform provides a roadmap—from evaluating whether an idea is viable and profitable, to determining the necessary steps and legal requirements to operate in specific markets, and how to successfully execute the business plan.—
Sonia Osorio,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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That’s where the distinction between applied and contextual AI becomes critical.—
ByTheodore Krantz Jr,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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At the time, most basic and applied research was done by the military.—
Paul Bierman,
The Conversation,
15 May 2025
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To do this, the United States must maintain the capability to destroy as many of the attacker’s nuclear weapons as practicable before or after they are launched, a principle known as counterforce targeting.—
VIPIN NARANG,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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This might include a review of cybersecurity policies, checks on overall cryptographic health and conversations about practicable roadmaps for deploying quantum-safe algorithms.—
Jordan Rackie,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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“Workable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workable. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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