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
Binding priorities in the City Charter Section 55.2 direct taxpayer investments first toward navigable waterways, then environmental restoration and protection, and last to deferred maintenance projects.
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Jim Peugh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
Soon creators will be able to prompt fully navigable 3D virtual worlds with realistic physics and intelligent NPCs.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The International Hydrographic Organization — of which both the United States and Mexico are members — works to ensure all the world’s seas, oceans, and navigable waters are surveyed and charted uniformly, and also names some of them.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
Global warming already is melting Artic ice, making the region increasingly navigable.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Jim Peugh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
Soon creators will be able to prompt fully navigable 3D virtual worlds with realistic physics and intelligent NPCs.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The International Hydrographic Organization — of which both the United States and Mexico are members — works to ensure all the world’s seas, oceans, and navigable waters are surveyed and charted uniformly, and also names some of them.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025
Global warming already is melting Artic ice, making the region increasingly navigable.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigable
Adjective
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The alliance contends that the city already is failing to meet the milestones of the agreement and has no clear path to that goal.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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Then three, and still there was no clear timeline for Zimmer’s departure.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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The action is passable, the mythology is generic, and the post-credits scene is overly optimistic about the prospects for a sequel, but there’s a good-natured sense of wonder that ties it all together.—
Josh Bell,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
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The overall room is passable for the regular season.—
Ben Standig,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But startup founder Emil Barr says everything is negotiable — even your college tuition.—
Ernestine Siu,
CNBC,
3 June 2025
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What’s not negotiable is the conveying of their connection, both as the best of friends and their proximity in UCLA’s batting order.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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“Navigable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigable. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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