as in questionable
open to question or dispute
an issuable claim that the food additive causes cancer
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Recent Examples of issuable
Proportional adjustments will be made to the number of shares of the Company's common stock issuable upon exercise or conversion of the Company's equity awards and warrants and other convertible securities, as well as the applicable exercise price, to the extent applicable.
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Kansas City Star, 15 July 2024
Himle said that prior to the audit meeting, the police department had put together a plan to deal with the transfer of the thousands of re-issuable citations to the Municipal Court.
—Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2022
Treasury officials are able to invoke ‘’extraordinary measures’' to continue financing government activities up to a certain point, but without increasing the amount of issuable debt ‘’would probably run out of cash’' in October or November, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
—BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2021
Kansas City Star, 15 July 2024
Himle said that prior to the audit meeting, the police department had put together a plan to deal with the transfer of the thousands of re-issuable citations to the Municipal Court.
—Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2022
Treasury officials are able to invoke ‘’extraordinary measures’' to continue financing government activities up to a certain point, but without increasing the amount of issuable debt ‘’would probably run out of cash’' in October or November, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
—BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for issuable
Adjective
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However merry the mayhem of the movie dorm on Broadway, the sustainability of it all was starting to seem questionable.—
Lena Dunham,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Initially listed as questionable for the game with back spasms, Norman Powell on Sunday morning was downgraded to out because of an upper respiratory illness.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Speech — Intimidation as censorship The First Amendment protects disputable speech, not agreeable.—
Brielle Miller,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Mar. 2026
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That disputable appraisal turned a few heads, and people began peppering the bot for further remarks on Musk’s physical prowess.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
20 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The judge agreed with government attorneys that some of the news outlets’ legal claims are moot, partly because the CPB no longer exists.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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While the ruling is a victory for NPR and PBS, part of their lawsuit is now moot.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Instead, prosecutors entered into an agreement that King apologize to the arresting officer and complete community service — though even that was negotiable in the era of COVID.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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As of March 23, 2026, the global energy market is no longer governed by the invisible hand of economics; it is being strangled by the rigid, non-negotiable laws of engineering.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But Huang was using a broad, debatable definition tied to AI being able to do a person’s job—or even run a billion-dollar company—rather than the more common definition of AI that is as capable as a human across the entire range of cognitive abilities.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
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But whether employment levels are about to be driven off a cliff thanks to the rampant use of generative AI at the workplace remains debatable.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Issuable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/issuable. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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