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as in useful
capable of being put to use or account
be sure to wear serviceable shoes if you're going to be walking on the rocks along the shore
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as in available
capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose
a perfectly serviceable, if old, set of screwdrivers worked fine for repairing the door
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as in adequate
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards
the acting was serviceable, although not particularly inspired
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Recent Examples of serviceable
The question is whether slot cornerback Keionte Scott and safety Jakobe Thomas will be simply serviceable, or something far better than that.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
All of that said, the RTX 5060 is a respectable option that can deliver an enjoyable high-frame-rate 1080p gaming experience, and serviceable 1440p play with many titles.
—PC Magazine, 17 July 2025
Everything gets played too broadly, which kills some of the thrill and joy that could have been had here, but this is serviceable entertainment that demands absolutely nothing from your grey matter.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
Senzatela gave the Rockies a serviceable start: three runs allowed on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 5 July 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
All of that said, the RTX 5060 is a respectable option that can deliver an enjoyable high-frame-rate 1080p gaming experience, and serviceable 1440p play with many titles.
—PC Magazine, 17 July 2025
Everything gets played too broadly, which kills some of the thrill and joy that could have been had here, but this is serviceable entertainment that demands absolutely nothing from your grey matter.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 10 July 2025
Senzatela gave the Rockies a serviceable start: three runs allowed on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serviceable
Adjective
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Anger is a useful fuel at the beginning of a story.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
1 Sep. 2025
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However, Key Moments stands out as a genuinely useful feature that requires virtually no effort or expertise from the user.—
Paul Monckton,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Night aircraft is available for use if needed and if conditions permit.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Wacha hasn’t received adequate run support this season.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Without the presence of adequate airflow, the dust has no where to go and settles on various surfaces.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Breakups are not universally applicable.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The findings may also not be fully applicable to the broader public, given that all study participants were older European adults.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
5 Sep. 2025
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Approved by voters hoodwinked by false cost estimates, the project was supposed to be operable by 2020 at a cost of $33 billion.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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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.—
Tina Li,
Sacbee.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Before the hit, Ketler had a decent amount of muscle mass from his intensive training schedule and working in landscaping the summer before, which his doctors would later tell him probably saved his life.—
Luke Chinman,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Safety in school might mean a decent cafeteria lunch, or access to a nurse down the hall, or being treated with dignity regardless of one’s gender identity.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
3 Sep. 2025
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This approach gives immediate context for applied intelligence and, when implemented correctly, avoids the static and siloed data environments that hinder customer experience initiatives.—
Bill Waid,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Among them were Shawn Ligocki and his father, Terry, an applied mathematician who ran their search program in the off hours on powerful computers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Aug. 2025
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On a scale of one to five, an average or satisfactory experience is a three.—
Shep Hyken,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Of those, six — including five children — are in satisfactory condition.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Serviceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serviceable. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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