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as in popular
being within the financial means of most people
a store offering stylish clothes at accessible prices
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2
as in available
possible to get
the phone line is not accessible without your personal identification number
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as in convenient
situated within easy reach
with the elevator broken, the second floor is not accessible to people in wheelchairs
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as in understandable
capable of being understood
one of the more accessible works of a poet who can often be difficult and obscure
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Recent Examples of accessible
Your paychecks can be directly deposited there, the funds are safe and cash is easily accessible.
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Elizabeth Gravier, CNBC, 20 May 2026
The staff presentation did reference YouTube as being blocked by default but accessible by teachers for instructional purposes.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
The survey found that people visited parks more frequently than any other publicly accessible venue, including bars and restaurants.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 20 May 2026
Sustained public support is critical to keeping these programs accessible.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
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Elizabeth Gravier, CNBC, 20 May 2026
The staff presentation did reference YouTube as being blocked by default but accessible by teachers for instructional purposes.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
The survey found that people visited parks more frequently than any other publicly accessible venue, including bars and restaurants.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 20 May 2026
Sustained public support is critical to keeping these programs accessible.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accessible
Adjective
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For those patrons who cannot come to the main branch to browse its shelves, the library loads approximately 1,200 of its most popular books, CDs and DVDs onto its bookmobile.—
Adeel Hassan,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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The first and third items in this indictment are indisputable; the second is a complicated and qualified matter; and the last two are libels, still part of popular legend no matter how often disproved by serious biography.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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There’s the three-night stay that's available from Monday afternoon to Thursday morning and the four-night stay from Thursday afternoon to Monday morning.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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The pants are available in 15 colors, including darkwash, lightwash, and white denim styles, plus bright colors like pink and yellow, with three options currently marked down to $30 or less.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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This hybrid dish is full of shortcuts and convenient ingredients, but the end result is packed with big, bold flavors.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
17 May 2026
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The fossil fuel economy has long relied on a convenient separation between climate science and legal liability.—
Ingmar Rentzhog,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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Gabrielle’s feelings for Frida are understandable in theory; the latter approaches her with fresh eyes and few demands, giving her space to be something other than problem solver extraordinaire.—
Jon Frosch,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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The legacy of environmental injustice in Gowanus is real, and skepticism is understandable.—
Michelle de la Uz,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Multiple studies in 2024–26 have ranked San Jose as the least affordable housing market in the United States, based on comparisons of home prices to local incomes.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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This move is a recognition of a basic reality, which is that affordable housing is only as good as the ability to fill it.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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The court should grant enough time to do that analysis — and everyone involved should hope that the Texas lab does not determine that the Deerfield Beach lab mishandled the sample to the point where no results are obtainable.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Supreme Court should grant enough time to do that analysis — and everyone involved in this case had better pray that the Texas lab doesn’t determine that the Deerfield Beach lab mishandled the sample to the point where no results are obtainable.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Accessible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accessible. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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