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also clubable
as in outgoing
likely to seek or enjoy the company of others
a frequenter of coffeehouses, Samuel Johnson has been called the most clubbable man in English literature
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Recent Examples of clubbable
Its top editors have tended to be tweedy, clubbable figures who slip between academia and the upper reaches of journalism.
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New York Times, 26 May 2018
New York Times, 26 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clubbable
Adjective
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What was meant to be a tribute to the district's outgoing superintendent has raised questions for Jefferson County Board of Education members about how district leaders are spending a massive donation, particularly without board oversight or approval.—
Krista Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
21 July 2025
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When leadership transitions start quietly, those closest to the outgoing person are often treated with caution or suspicion.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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The husband of social media influencer Emilie Kiser will not face a criminal charge in the drowning death of their 3-year-old son, Trigg.—
AZCentral.com,
AZCentral.com,
27 July 2025
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The migration reaches its peak in August, when larger pods appear and there is a surge in social behavior: tail slapping, pectoral waving, and the unmistakable breach.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
26 July 2025
Adjective
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Indoor concerts during daylight hours can feel uncanny, maybe more so on a holy day—the doors opened at 2 P.M., and someone, possibly Callahan, had nestled colored plastic eggs amid the rows of folding chairs—but the vibe in the room was convivial, loose.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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In person, Stiller is convivial, engaged, easy-going.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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The man was gifted, gracious, often generous and seldom mean-spirited.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
10 July 2025
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But goodness gracious, the Rockies are only (14-36) under Schaeffer after going 7-33 under Black.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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John and his wife, Ann Fitzmaurice, who live in Oregon, were easygoing and gregarious—and also intimidatingly fit.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2025
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Meanwhile, dry conditions caused both solitary and gregarious locusts to have smaller offspring than in dry conditions—and both these hatchlings from small and large eggs were found to have residual yolk within their guts after birth.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
10 July 2025
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Instead of an origin story, Peter is thrown into the stressful situation of navigating high school life, being a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man and crushing on the daughter of Michael Keaton's villainous Vulture.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Not just the comfortable, companionable silences but the ones that carry weight.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Brad Lander, the city’s comptroller, rattled off racial disparities in net worth for New York families, sounding like a companionable guest on an economics podcast.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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The unnamed song Parker played at Nitsa was far clubbier and more beat-heavy.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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The rear Kitchen Table space boasts a clubbier vibe, which is likely why this bar draws long lines and impossibly stylish crowds upon opening and well into the night.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 May 2025
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“Clubbable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clubbable. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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