as in controllable
easy to control or deal with
We bought smaller, more manageable suitcases. They divided the students into three manageable groups.
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Recent Examples of manageable
For a superpower like the United States, threats from a weak Iran will be manageable but come at a real cost.
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Ilan Goldenberg, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2025
The coordinated messaging by his vice president, Pentagon chief, top military adviser and secretary of state suggested a confidence that any fallout from the attack would be manageable and that Iran’s lack of military capabilities would ultimately force it back to the bargaining table.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025
At that point, keeping your finances manageable will be more important than maintaining the highest possible credit scores.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
But at the base threat level, the game is manageable, even in single-player mode.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025
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Ilan Goldenberg, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2025
The coordinated messaging by his vice president, Pentagon chief, top military adviser and secretary of state suggested a confidence that any fallout from the attack would be manageable and that Iran’s lack of military capabilities would ultimately force it back to the bargaining table.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025
At that point, keeping your finances manageable will be more important than maintaining the highest possible credit scores.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
But at the base threat level, the game is manageable, even in single-player mode.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2025
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“Manageable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manageable. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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