as in available
capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose
the historic wooden ship has been fully restored and is once again an operable seafaring vessel
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Recent Examples of operable
Its first operable segment in the Central Valley— a 172-mile stretch between Merced and Bakersfield slated to open in 2033 — is far from the original vision and the $14 billion needed to close the funding gap by June 2026 remains elusive.
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Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Health officials say all operable cooling towers in the area have been tested, and those that tested positive for Legionella were ordered to be cleaned.
—Jeffrey Kopp, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
Barshick said part of the plant is still operable and would continue producing coke, which is used in the steel-producing process.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
China’s ‘Linglong One’ was the world’s first operable commercial SMR, with the second being in Russia.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Health officials say all operable cooling towers in the area have been tested, and those that tested positive for Legionella were ordered to be cleaned.
—Jeffrey Kopp, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
Barshick said part of the plant is still operable and would continue producing coke, which is used in the steel-producing process.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
China’s ‘Linglong One’ was the world’s first operable commercial SMR, with the second being in Russia.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for operable
Adjective
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The set is available in 19 colors, including a rich clay shade ideal for autumn.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The details of the cases were not proactively made public beyond being made available for review for anyone who files a request under the state's public records law.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Yet much of Mason’s advice is simply about being useful, by delivering facts and opinions in a clear, elegant way.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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That being said, while measuring GDP is a useful barometer for the health of each economy, the might of America’s economy is evident.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Operable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operable. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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