variants
or moveable
as in portable
capable of being moved especially with ease
any furniture that is not movable will be covered with protective cloths by the painters
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Recent Examples of movable
That leaves it either structurally immovable or movable only at great — likely five-figure — expense.
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Currently, the city is defended by a trio of movable barriers at the edge of the Venetian Lagoon.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Inside, the seating has personal storage and moveable partitions for more seclusion or more socialization onboard as well as moody lighting.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2026
Witnesses said the man, who is believed to be an aircraft engineer, fell about 12 feet from a Jet2 plane after the movable rear stairs of the plane had been removed, per the Manchester Evening News.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Currently, the city is defended by a trio of movable barriers at the edge of the Venetian Lagoon.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Inside, the seating has personal storage and moveable partitions for more seclusion or more socialization onboard as well as moody lighting.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2026
Witnesses said the man, who is believed to be an aircraft engineer, fell about 12 feet from a Jet2 plane after the movable rear stairs of the plane had been removed, per the Manchester Evening News.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for movable
Adjective
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Kinetic countermeasures include the use of traditional antiaircraft artillery, such as the ZSU-23-4 Shilka, and man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS), such as the Stinger and Igla-S missiles.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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For athletes, busy professionals, parents, and many others, these supplements offer a concentrated, portable source of high-quality proteins that can be rapidly absorbed.—
K.H. Koehler,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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It was triggered, in his telling, by the record oil price spike of June 2008, which forced ordinary households to absorb more than $2,000 in additional energy costs on top of adjustable-rate mortgage resets that were already squeezing them.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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The 16-way adjustable sport seats are standard, while performance seats shelled in carbon fiber—presenting more aggressive thigh and shoulder bolsters—are optionally available.—
Bradley Iger,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Its modular design also enables operators to install additional battery packs for extended operations or advanced sensor systems for deep-sea reconnaissance and seabed mapping.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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This allows for each element to be made more modular, allowing any bit of information or code to possess its own properties and behaviors.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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“Movable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/movable. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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