as in obtainable
possible to get
is a decent bagel acquirable in this town?
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Recent Examples of acquirable
Is the creator economy a content industry or an acquirable asset class?
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Tyler Chou, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2026
This is an interesting choice considering quarterbacks like Jameis Winston and Kirk Cousins may have been available as well, with Winston being more easily acquirable via trade.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
With no comparable bat expected to be acquirable, the bidding could get pricey with multiple contenders in need of third base help.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
Imagine you are sat in that same room with the whiteboard, and mentally cross off those targets that are no longer acquirable — and read on below.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 17 June 2025
The exponentially growing volume of data would be nothing special, but with the ever-increasing abilities to collect it, at least in some regard, these newly acquirable volumes pose interesting answers to long-standing questions.
—Julius Černiauskas, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
The few legally acquirable weapons, mostly hunting rifles, can only be purchased after a screening and a training process so onerous that Japan has one of the world’s lowest firearm ownership rates: one gun per every 330 residents.
—Max Fisher, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022
Aphantasiacs, whose inability to form mental imagery may be acquirable through stem-cell transplants, were found to be less susceptible to both the Ganzflicker pseudo-hallucination and to ghost stories.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 20 July 2021
Tyler Chou, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2026
This is an interesting choice considering quarterbacks like Jameis Winston and Kirk Cousins may have been available as well, with Winston being more easily acquirable via trade.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
With no comparable bat expected to be acquirable, the bidding could get pricey with multiple contenders in need of third base help.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 July 2025
Imagine you are sat in that same room with the whiteboard, and mentally cross off those targets that are no longer acquirable — and read on below.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 17 June 2025
The exponentially growing volume of data would be nothing special, but with the ever-increasing abilities to collect it, at least in some regard, these newly acquirable volumes pose interesting answers to long-standing questions.
—Julius Černiauskas, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
The few legally acquirable weapons, mostly hunting rifles, can only be purchased after a screening and a training process so onerous that Japan has one of the world’s lowest firearm ownership rates: one gun per every 330 residents.
—Max Fisher, BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2022
Aphantasiacs, whose inability to form mental imagery may be acquirable through stem-cell transplants, were found to be less susceptible to both the Ganzflicker pseudo-hallucination and to ghost stories.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 20 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for acquirable
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
Adjective
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Accessibility There are accessible rooms available, but getting to all parts of the resort and the beach might be difficult for wheelchair users and others who would have trouble with uneven terrain.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Rather than wasting precious vacation time ironing everything in your suitcase, do yourself a favor and check out the savings available on wrinkle-free travel clothes ahead of your next trip.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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There are two accessible rooms at the hotel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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Tomato plants forming a dense hedge that is accessible only via the canopy.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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“Acquirable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acquirable. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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