governable

Definition of governablenext

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Recent Examples of governable The goal isn’t decentralization as an aesthetic, but decentralization that stays governable. Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026 Another, governable president would be looking to move that range down for his party by either changing the circumstances or the perception of them to the electorate. Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for governable
Adjective
  • But Bubic settled in and kept the deficit manageable while relying on his offense to chip away at the plate.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Romvari is just getting started in her career, while still determined to keep her expectations manageable — her gaze fixated squarely on creating and improving.
    David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • At the top will be the most computationally intensive methods—prohibitively expensive on classical computers but tractable on quantum computers.
    Chi Chen, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Thanks to housing crises in big cities, many aspiring writers can’t afford rooms of their own, and contractions in the media industry have made writing as a profession less tractable.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • But that’s thing about whiskey—science and controllable elements are certainly part of the process, but then there’s also the fact that nature just takes its course.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Health was the one controllable variable that was unambiguous.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The original Universal Monster movies are also quite tame by today’s standards, meaning that most of us have spent our lives seeing these monsters as family-friendly Halloween characters, not something to truly fear.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Raw garlic scapes are tamer than raw garlic cloves yet offer plenty of fresh, oniony, herbaceous flavor.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Colleagues have praised not only his command of physiology but also his ability to make his reasoning legible—to turn clinical uncertainty into something teachable.
    Alexandra Sifferlin, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
  • If, instead, rationality is viewed as adaptive and teachable, policy should focus on strengthening people’s capacity to learn, adapt and decide for themselves.
    Alejandro Hortal-Sánchez, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • New and current producers can also find resources on the DCC website, which helps navigate applying for a license, remaining compliant, understanding cannabis labor laws and more.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Closures may impact some handicapped parking spaces, but staff will designate an equal number of temporary ADA-compliant spaces for use, officials said.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Sanjar and other biologists don gloves and gingerly place a somewhat docile possum in a harness normally used by dog groomers when trimming nails.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Leave some patches of empty ground for docile, ground-dwelling bees that are important pollinators.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • But with consistent training, that decline is far less pronounced, and in your 40s, aerobic capacity is still highly trainable.
    Jim Diehl CSCS, Outside, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The brain and the mind are trainable.
    Amanda Schupak, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026

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“Governable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governable. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.

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