variants
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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The Lake County Treasurer employees are forming a union with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31, the second unit of Lake County employees to unionize this summer, receiving the blessing of outgoing Treasurer Holly Kim.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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All incumbents are also running for reelection under the cloud of controversy surrounding the city’s deal with outgoing Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings.—
Mary Ramsey
August 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The stakes are particularly high for social AI agents that can form emotional bonds with users.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The event garnered over 700 attendees who shared their concerns that the legislation would impact social safety net programs like Medicaid.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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It’s positioned just 600 linear feet from the shoreline, and the hotel proudly arranges around those views, including the lobby which becomes a convivial spot in the late afternoon when guests can pour themselves glasses of local wines and position their armchairs to the ocean to take in the views.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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His strategy has been focused on opening immersive, convivial spaces that engage with markets on a local level and that keep consumers coming back.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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In almost all respects, Masako—true to her breeding—was the very model of a modest and gracious ojōsan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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While people are generally gracious about missteps, recent surges in tourist numbers are starting to strain that vaunted hospitality.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Aug. 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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In today’s opinions newsletter: The value of public land, Arizona’s friendly stance toward tech and Mexico’s president, the Trump whisperer. Arizona has about 30 million acres of public land.—
Joanna Allhands,
AZCentral.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Time-traveling romances, space-traveling alien monsters, and celebrities in seriously great shape who want to pass along their wisdom to us normal folk — all this and more await us in this weekend’s friendly neighborhood streaming guide.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 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 22 Aug. 2025.
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