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Recent Examples of negotiable Nighttime protection is non-negotiable. Larry Stansbury, Essence, 4 Sep. 2025 Most people assume their bills are non-negotiable and set in stone. Rose Han, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025 That’s a non-negotiable for me. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025 In this case, it was clearly defined, systemized and non-negotiable. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 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
  • The reality check is that there is an arguable box office ceiling to certain pieces of IP (Batman and Spider-Man will always gross more than Superman), not to mention, the more FOMO fever surrounding a title the better, hence one of the reasons why Superman outgrossed Fantastic Four.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
  • 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

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“Negotiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiable. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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