conceivable

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Recent Examples of conceivable The prospect of winning control of the Senate, where the 2026 map favors Republicans, now seems conceivable but still unlikely. Susan Page, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026 If any one case is thrown out, Trump’s allies will just try again, hooking onto any conceivable excuse until both your will and your resources are depleted. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026 By any conceivable standard, their lives were miserable, boring, uncertain, short, and full of tragedy. Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026 Internal divisions were another conceivable problem for Laporta in this election, especially over how club legends Messi and Xavi have been treated. Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for conceivable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conceivable
possible
Adjective
  • Few details have been released, but Miami Fire told CBS News Miami that crews were called to the corner of 9th Street and South Miami Avenue in Brickell after getting reports of a possible overdose of a 20-year-old man.
    Abby Dodge, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • After the flight crew allegedly requested an onboard doctor, a physician-passenger advised that due to the severity of the burns and their proximity to her genitals, AC should be transported to an urgent care facility as soon as possible, the complaint says.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026

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“Conceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conceivable. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.

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