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
Smoke alarms should also be checked and operable, the FDNY said.
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Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
They’re commonly used in modern or mid-century designs and are often paired with operable windows below to balance daylight and ventilation.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Today, there are 33 operable reactors, but only 15 are currently running, including Kashiwazaki-Kariwa.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
ATMs at banks should remain operable.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 18 Jan. 2026
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Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
They’re commonly used in modern or mid-century designs and are often paired with operable windows below to balance daylight and ventilation.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
Today, there are 33 operable reactors, but only 15 are currently running, including Kashiwazaki-Kariwa.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
ATMs at banks should remain operable.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for operable
Adjective
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The pair is available in two lengths to accommodate tall and petite shoppers, and in 10 shades for easy matching.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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Sleeves, braces and more available.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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With Mercury active in your friendship zone and linking to Pluto in your learning sector, conversations can turn into something useful.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2026
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The Bowling Green transfer’s background as a corner shows up in useful ways.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Operable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operable. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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