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as in navigable
capable of being traveled on
after the snowstorm ends, the roads might not be passable for the morning ride to school
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as in penetrable
capable of being passed into or through
the jungle is not passable without a machete
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as in decent
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards
that's a passable paper
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as in satisfactory
of average to below average quality
the actor's Scottish accent is passable at best
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Recent Examples of passable
Another passable addition to my Pretend Happy Hour routine.
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Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2026
Crews worked to make roads passable by early Friday and were expected to continue cleanup efforts during the day.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Residents in the Blackhawk subdivision area should evacuate immediately for safety reasons while the road remains passable, the DNR said.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Hit Rocky Mountain and Glacier in late August or early September—Going-to-the-Sun Road and Trail Ridge Road should still be open and passable.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2026
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Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2026
Crews worked to make roads passable by early Friday and were expected to continue cleanup efforts during the day.
—CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Residents in the Blackhawk subdivision area should evacuate immediately for safety reasons while the road remains passable, the DNR said.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Hit Rocky Mountain and Glacier in late August or early September—Going-to-the-Sun Road and Trail Ridge Road should still be open and passable.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passable
Adjective
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Accessibility This isn’t a resort that’s easily navigable for those with mobility challenges.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Residents of the Pyramid Acres subdivision in southwest Tarrant County say landowner Nancy Rimmer has unlawfully blocked their access to Bear Creek, a navigable public waterway, by posting no-trespassing signs, installing surveillance cameras and hiring armed guards.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 May 2026
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The wall between the two has long been viewed as performative and penetrable.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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By breaking actives down into smaller molecules, the fermentation process makes the ingredient more bioavailable and penetrable.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
23 Sep. 2025
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Give it a really decent mix and that's fine.—
Emily Elias,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 June 2026
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Teams are obviously attracted to the combination of size, body, work ethic, leadership, poise, shot and decent skill.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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The mayor’s office statement indicates that resolution was satisfactory enough to lead to Yancey’s reinstatement to her high-ranking position.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2026
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The keyboard on the TravelMate P6 was perfectly satisfactory in my brief stabs at typing.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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Nationally, the crisis has often felt insurmountable, frequently exacerbated by porous borders and passive, hands-off approaches to addiction in many states.—
John Koufos,
Sun Sentinel,
2 June 2026
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What Rocky understood early on was how porous culture was becoming.—
Jeff Ihaza,
VIBE.com,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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Beyond diet, weight-bearing exercise, adequate calcium and vitamin D intake, and limiting alcohol are all backed by current evidence for maintaining bone density.—
Allison Palmer
June 4,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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The lawsuit also alleges that the companies failed to maintain adequate safety measures to prevent parasitic contamination during manufacturing or while the product was on retail shelves.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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Hollywood used to pump out movies as mediocre but occasionally charming as The Breadwinner, buoyed by the always-reliable power of seeing a comedy with a packed audience in a theater.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
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With the serve and backhand so well established, a priority this season has been improving Menšík’s relatively mediocre forehand.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Among the city’s finest is Michael Lepage, who has been honing his Paul Revere character for over 30 years.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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But in this case, store-bought is also fine—often even great.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 June 2026
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“Passable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passable. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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