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
Still, Flacco is a longtime veteran who can provide the kind of spark the Bengals need to keep their losses manageable while Burrow recovers from his turf toe injury.
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
There have been protests outside of ICE facilities there, but the federal judge overseeing the case said the protests have been small and manageable by local police.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
What has been interesting is that it’s helped break kitchen tasks down into more manageable tasks.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has experienced manageable security wait times and minimal flight disruptions so far.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
There have been protests outside of ICE facilities there, but the federal judge overseeing the case said the protests have been small and manageable by local police.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
What has been interesting is that it’s helped break kitchen tasks down into more manageable tasks.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has experienced manageable security wait times and minimal flight disruptions so far.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manageable
controllable
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The purpose of Bains’s lesson is to provide ways to focus on controllable things, to be positive, because en route to a scholarship, there are likely to be many setbacks.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Patients placed their heads in a box illuminated by LED lights, which emitted a stable and controllable wavelength of light, and exposed their tongues.—
Eve Lu,
Scientific American,
8 Oct. 2025
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