1
as in obtainable
possible to get
the nursery's orchids are available by mail order only fare information is readily available by using the toll-free number
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as in useful
capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose
my car is available should you need a way to get to the mall
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This is admissions time this spring semester, and with these vouchers not being totally available to families until April, that's at the very end of the school year almost.
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Lacey Beasley, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
In the absence of hard data, the kind that become available years or decades after a war, the temptation is to reach for analogies or proverbial wisdom, or any of the other heuristic shortcuts that the psychologist Daniel Kahneman thoroughly described in his book Thinking, Fast and Slow.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
More information is available through the Alliance of Women Directors’ website.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
No further information about the accident was immediately available.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Lacey Beasley, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
In the absence of hard data, the kind that become available years or decades after a war, the temptation is to reach for analogies or proverbial wisdom, or any of the other heuristic shortcuts that the psychologist Daniel Kahneman thoroughly described in his book Thinking, Fast and Slow.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
More information is available through the Alliance of Women Directors’ website.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
No further information about the accident was immediately available.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for available
Adjective
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Oversight officials, however, have already cast serious doubt on whether the timeline is obtainable.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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But Howe recognises quality additions at affordable prices — those who do not limit what Newcastle can do in the summer and beyond PSR-wise — who could make an immediate impact were not really obtainable.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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January 20 – February 18 New ideas connect friends in surprisingly useful ways.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The number is most useful as an upper-end benchmark; individual budgets will vary.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Depending on room type, features may include mobility-accessible tubs, roll-in showers, transfer showers, and hearing-accessible enhancements such as visual alarms and notification devices for the door and telephone.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026
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The border area -- where militant groups, including al-Qaida and the Islamic State group, are also active -- is not accessible to the media and the Associated Press could not independently confirm any of the casualty reports.—
SUZAN FRASER AND MUNIR AHMED THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Available.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/available. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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