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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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And [then] get into the problem of things that aren’t obviously navigable, that might be, but study the issue for all the waters that might be recreationally used in Colorado.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
10 June 2026
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Sunfish provides a fertility intelligence platform that predicts, supports, and helps finance individual IVF journeys, using personalized data at scale to turn one of the most overwhelming and expensive medical experiences a woman can face into something navigable.—
Allison Stern,
Fortune,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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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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Bouncing back seven years after the barely penetrable Sunset, the Hungarian director’s new film takes its time to kick in but is a uniquely personal coming-of-age drama.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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Unofficial election results show Orange County is on track to have a relatively decent turnout for a non-presidential election primary.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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Jalen Brunson hits clutch baskets, but the Knicks are there at the end or winning by a decent amount because of defense.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2026
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Throwing a couple of pizzas in the oven and tossing a simple salad will get a satisfactory answer to that question in less than 20 minutes.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
6 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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Combined with the country’s porous land border with the Dominican Republic, the deteriorating conditions have helped transform Haiti into a regional transit hub for drug trafficking, the report found.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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Queen City Boundaries between urban and rural America were always porous.—
Matthew Smith,
The Conversation,
8 June 2026
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The four French bulldogs had been cooped up in the May heat, sitting in their own feces and urine and sometimes left without adequate food and water for five days, according to Fort Lauderdale Police Officer Whitney Ptak.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
3 July 2025
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Heavy vines can crush or warp a fence that is aging or lacking adequate support.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 July 2025
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The game was pretty mediocre aside from the very beginning and the very end, when Qatar’s injury-time equalizer was met with a shocked wave of sound from the large lawn, but again, no one really seemed to mind.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Despite many years of top ratings for versatility and safety, Subaru’s mainstay SUVs, crossovers and sedans have always had only mediocre acceleration.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
14 June 2026
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In a pinch, Aparacio says a simple mixture of soap and water will also work just fine.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
14 June 2026
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Any outdoor activities, including the Orioles game, will be fine through mid-afternoon.—
Steven Sosna,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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“Passable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passable. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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