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Recent Examples of clubbable While other right-wing populists, in Europe and elsewhere, get caught up in talk of race, or religion, or replacement theory, Farage’s language is always careful, always clubbable. Sam Knight, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025 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
  • In Parker’s memory, Quinn was the most outgoing of the three future Rangers coaches and Sacco the quietest.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • On Monday, there were more than 6,100 delays across the country, including 42 flights that were departing from Burbank (amounting to 23 percent of the airport's outgoing schedule).
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • While influential for federal policy, the guidelines can't, on their own, radically reshape the broader food landscape, which is driven by social and economic factors.
    Will Stone, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Best Amazon Prime Day Last-Chance Elementary-Age Toy Deals Children between the ages of 5 and 11 are developing more complex social, emotional, and problem-solving skills, and age-appropriate toys can help support them during this critical developmental stage.
    Gabrielle Applebury, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The convivial Good Ground Tavern serves fresh seafood.
    Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Greydon House, with its 20 rooms done up in blue and white, feels homey, while Life House has an inviting terrace whose firepit lends itself to a convivial atmosphere.
    Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The flagship offers an expansive collection of wallcoverings, rugs, furniture, and more, and aims to capture the welcoming, gracious environment the brand is known for while signaling its evolution.
    Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2025
  • But these aren’t gods in oh-so-gracious robes or with armor or holding lightning bolts in their hands.
    David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But Lowry – the gregarious and intense giant of Team Europe who seems to love this competition more than any other – outdid his opponent by stuffing his iron shot within five feet.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Chiseled, tear-your-heart-out performances are delivered by Cooper Hoffman (as country boy and lead protagonist Ray Garraty) and David Jonsson (as the hopeful and gregarious Peter McVries).
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Family-friendly entertainment includes ballet folklórico dance, classic car show by Viejitos Car Club, and musical performances by Mariachi Del Mar, Los Gringos Muertos Band and Smooth Groove.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The French fashion house’s new ads, which break in print on Thursday, show Stone and fellow brand ambassador Hoyeon touting the Capucines and Side Trunk bags in fall-friendly colors ranging from cognac to deep navy and taupe.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • At her feet is a fantastical winged feline creature, its presence both companionable and uncanny.
    Sally Jane Brown, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
  • 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
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 13 Oct. 2025.

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