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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. New York Times, 26 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clubbable
Adjective
  • Indeed, calculations by Fortune showed tariff revenue (around $30 billion a month) won’t cover a fraction of the outgoing monthly payments to service the debt, let alone pay down the top-line figure.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The Neue Klasse architecture’s first production model, which replaces the outgoing iX3 EV, and BMW is leaning hard into its sustainability and use of recycled and upcycled materials.
    Michael Taylor, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The Baldwins have been a public lightning rod with their outspoken political views and social-media controversies.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This was followed by science & research, and social analysis and planning.
    Dylan Butts Shreya Ghosal, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The Madrones also hosts a Consumption Lounge experience on Saturday night, featuring live music, film screenings, and a convivial space for guests to sample products.
    Kim Westerman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The rate includes seven meals, served in the convivial restaurant carriage, that showcase local ingredients and wines.
    Alesandra Dubin, AFAR Media, 25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Percussion and a choir imbued the ballad with a pulse, and the gracious Warren quickly turned to clap for the singers at song’s end.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The 63-year-old chef helms the kitchen at Vila Joya—the restaurant of a gracious boutique hotel in Portugal that shares its name—which earned one Michelin star in 1995 and a second in 1999.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • On screen, John Candy was often the gregarious life of the party.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • His gregarious personality endears him well enough to an ample personal community, starting with his daughter, Francis (Ryan Kiera Armstrong).
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • From art and music at the museum to Oktoberfest beers and block parties, the calendar is stacked with events that range from family-friendly to nightlife-ready.
    Tiffani Jackson Skinner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The bootcut bottoms come in a petite-friendly 27-inch inseam, which, according to the product’s description, fits those 5-foot-3 and under.
    Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This triumphant greeting was followed by multiple friendly handshakes, a cordial pat or two on the arm, and a companionable stride past an enfilade of American F-22 fighter jets at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
    Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Not just the comfortable, companionable silences but the ones that carry weight.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
Adjective
  • Marc by Sofia can seem a bit clubby at times, a touch too cool for school.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Herb Alpert’s Vibrato Grill, with decades of Bel-Air regulars, is a true supper club, which translates as clubby and exclusive and skewing older.
    David Hochman, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025

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“Clubbable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clubbable. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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