as in cleared
capable of being traveled on
this map shows which rivers are navigable and which aren't
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Recent Examples of navigable
Seasons in the Hindu Kush—Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter,2009–11, has the spectator stand above crushed pots as if surveying terrain from above—the godlike perspective of the Mercator projection, where mountains become miniature and geography flattens into a navigable surface.
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Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
When leaders acknowledge missteps quickly and recalibrate direction, teams can begin to see change as navigable rather than destabilizing.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
The Arkansas was being made navigable to Tulsa, Okla.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
The public trust doctrine dictates the state holds navigable waters in trust for the public up to the ordinary high water mark − a visual mark left by water.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
When leaders acknowledge missteps quickly and recalibrate direction, teams can begin to see change as navigable rather than destabilizing.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
The Arkansas was being made navigable to Tulsa, Okla.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
The public trust doctrine dictates the state holds navigable waters in trust for the public up to the ordinary high water mark − a visual mark left by water.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigable
Adjective
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Not all pads are alike, but a footprint on the larger side involves five to ten acres of cleared, packed ground that serves as the hub for drilling equipment, which can include wellheads, pump jacks, tanks, wastewater storage pits, trailers, and flare stacks.—
Alex Heard,
Outside,
4 Mar. 2026
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What counts as a cleared sidewalk?—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
1 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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For a metro growing as fast as Charlotte, stores that survive will have clear identity on price, in-store experience or convenience, Lempert said.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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The board terminated him, and now, for this latest incident to happen, the school board is sending another clear message.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Pedestrians are reminded to keep sidewalks passable and get out of the way of emergency vehicles.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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In barely three years, AI has gone from a novelty that could write passable college essays to a technology that can generate lifelike video, clone human voices, and write software code so effectively that people with no programming experience are building apps on their own.—
Andrew Rasiej,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Instead, prosecutors entered into an agreement that King apologize to the arresting officer and complete community service — though even that was negotiable in the era of COVID.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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As of March 23, 2026, the global energy market is no longer governed by the invisible hand of economics; it is being strangled by the rigid, non-negotiable laws of engineering.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Navigable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigable. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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