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Recent Examples of negotiable Second—Structural Change Not tinkering at the margins—but pulling injustice out at the roots and making equity non-negotiable. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025 Katadyn BeFree Water Filter Bottle Clean water is non-negotiable when exploring the backcountry—one sip of unclean water can have life-threatening consequences. Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025 Pitch: In a world of rising authoritarian politics and policies, the filmmaker presents the story of a newspaper as a textbook for resistance, reminding us that democratic and empathic values are not negotiable. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025 Despite understanding her mom’s frustrations, the poster reiterates that the days before the gig aren’t negotiable. Ashley Vega, People.com, 10 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for negotiable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negotiable
Adjective
  • Recovery plans to locate and retrieve the hatch are under development, but its exact location and potential impact on the navigable channel remain unknown.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Prosecutors alleged the dock and two boat lifts violated the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, which barred any bridge or dam from being built over some navigable waters.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • One reason for the lack of attention to the risk of elder abuse is that it is often assumed that tracking and monitoring older family members is lawful, even if perhaps ethically questionable.
    Nina A. Kohn, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • His defense is questionable at times, but his bat makes up for it on a nightly basis.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • That time, a very disputable foul denied him.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • How long the Tigers last in the playoffs is certainly debatable.
    Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The game's overall quality is debatable; what isn't is its profound impact on pro football.
    Jim Reineking, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Regardless, Idaho’s plan to use a firing squad for executions starting next year is now moot concerning Kohberger.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The view is not wrong, but the question is moot.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Starship is a considerably more complex vehicle and arguable deserves even more grace as SpaceX and its engineers iterate and undertake a dramatic and explosive trial and error process in full view of the public.
    Eric Mack, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • This win, coupled with the win in London on grass, makes Świątek the arguable favorite to win the year’s final Grand Slam in New York.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025

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“Negotiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiable. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.

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