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also liveable
as in inhabitable
suitable for living in
after we added some furniture and painted the walls, the apartment was livable
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Recent Examples of livable
In the morning, my mom stacked paper and put things away, trying to make the living room livable again.
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Philip J. Deloria, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2025
Any business seeking public support (tax breaks, zoning changes, etc.) should be required to pay livable wages and provide strong benefits.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, child care providers face the pressures of paying livable wages to their employees and the rising costs of insurance and rent.
—Rachel Cohen, Vox, 17 Apr. 2025
Not flawless or cinematic — but livable, meaningful and yours to shape from here on out.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Philip J. Deloria, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2025
Any business seeking public support (tax breaks, zoning changes, etc.) should be required to pay livable wages and provide strong benefits.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, child care providers face the pressures of paying livable wages to their employees and the rising costs of insurance and rent.
—Rachel Cohen, Vox, 17 Apr. 2025
Not flawless or cinematic — but livable, meaningful and yours to shape from here on out.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for livable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for livable
comfortable
Adjective
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The buttery-soft jeans are my most comfortable denim, and finding a reliable white pair in the past has often been a struggle.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
11 May 2025
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There’s a lot of writers who aren’t comfortable with that kind of rearranging.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2025
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“Livable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livable. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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