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 At one point Vietnam also had some capacity to process these types of minerals, but its facility was shut down in 2024 and is no longer operable. Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025 Axiom is targeting as early as 2027 for the launch of its first station module, which will initially attach to the ISS before additional modules can provide the power and life support needed for the private station to be independently operable. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 May 2025 Also, in many developing countries, operable blindness is still far too common. Moby Kazmi, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025 By the time the fire started in early January, the Pacific Palisades Reservoir remained out of service and the Santa Ynez Reservoir was still two months away from being operable. Mike Baker, New York Times, 3 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for operable
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  • Improvements for ’26 include subtle lane centering in hands-on mode, increasing safety and reducing the driver’s cognitive load even when hands-free driving isn’t available.
    Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 31 July 2025
  • First Class tickets are not available for the 9:30 p.m. reservation.
    Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 31 July 2025
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  • This is particularly useful now that most new smartphones and laptops are being sold with Wi-Fi 7 compatibility.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Two class-action lawsuits have been filed against the app following the hacks and users are questioning whether the app is actually useful in safeguarding the lives of women.
    Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025

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“Operable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operable. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.

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