kosher

adjective

Definition of koshernext
as in acceptable

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  1. acceptable
  2. adequate
  3. satisfactory
  4. tolerable
  5. decent
  6. serviceable
  7. correct
Adjective
  • The facility’s employees did not demonstrate acceptable food safety knowledge on proper warewashing, equipment use and proper food storage.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The 2026 Legislature passed HB 991, an elections bill requiring strict proof of citizenship to vote and eliminating some acceptable forms of photo ID.
    — José Javier Rodríguez, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of acceptable
Adjective
  • Lyft also doesn’t fingerprint its drivers unless required by law and doesn’t provide adequate background checks, the lawsuit alleged.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The state health department said North Carolina has an adequate supply of prophylaxis and would provide it to anyone who needs it.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of adequate
Adjective
  • Not ready for prime time The video-generation technology rarely gets the content right on its first try, Sun said, adding that her team takes at least 10 attempts to create a satisfactory 15-second clip.
    — Ling Wei, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The ride quality in my tester was more than satisfactory; a good thing given the infamous Atlanta traffic.
    — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of satisfactory
Adjective
  • Looking back on a summer marked by drought and forest fires in Europe, Romay said the weather at Inditex headquarters in the Galicia region in Spain had been tolerable.
    — Ellen Groves, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • So far, the costs of the mutual blockade have been tolerable for the United States.
    — JAMES F. JEFFREY, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of tolerable
Adjective
  • This is part of WaterAid’s core approach that aims to change lives with clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene.
    — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • If both are out for Week 1, Roschon Johnson would slot into the mid-upper 30s, as a high-volume play not without decent risk.
    — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of decent
Adjective
  • Hicks and Lewis are more than serviceable, but as full-season starters?
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Details such as this emerge while watching this merely serviceable maritime action flick, whose plot is so boilerplate, and whose characters so unidimensional, that there’s not much else to take interest in.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of serviceable
Adjective
  • The signatories argue that a correct answer alone does not capture what makes mathematical research valuable.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
  • For far too many years, the most popular NBA analysts ran off vibes and nostalgia (correct pronunciation of foreign players’ names, not included).
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of correct
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