thinkable

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Recent Examples of thinkable King and his wife, Tonya (Kacie Rogers, lending a no-nonsense freshness to the role for which Viola Davis won a Tony Award), are battling over whether a future is even thinkable. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024 Every thinkable type of casino game is also on offer. Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024 But, prior to the decision, four conservative justices, including Roberts, signaled receptivity to considering the theory as entirely thinkable. Simon Lazarus, The New Republic, 16 Aug. 2023 The unthinkable is all too thinkable: a major conflict on European soil with the unpredictability, the combustibility, and the ultimate futility of an extended military clash. Michael Kimmage, The New Republic, 7 Feb. 2022 See All Example Sentences for thinkable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinkable
Adjective
  • Instead, political officials get to intervene at any point to elevate studies that support their agenda and, when necessary, are able to direct agency staff—under threat of insubordination—to scour the record for every conceivable uncertainty or point of disagreement.
    David Michaels, The Atlantic, 20 July 2025
  • For the majority of my nearly ten years in SDNY, fear was never really conceivable.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • Our decimal system seems simple by comparison, with just 10 digits from 0 to 9 to express every number imaginable.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 18 July 2025
  • Four heated swimming pools--one, the Relaxation Pool, is for adults only--feature the softest salt water imaginable, and a visit to Fairmont’s Spa & Wellness might just soothe the sweet pain of getting beaten in a photo-finish at the racetrack.
    David Weiss, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • Ringer said the most plausible explanation for Grok’s search for Musk’s guidance is assuming the person is asking for the opinions of xAI or Musk.
    Matt O’Brien, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
  • For a multitude of plausible technical reasons, the AI could readily emit a statement or piece of advice that lacks any semblance of common sense and goes entirely out of bounds.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • This new licensing platform expands our ability to reach and engage our fan community on Roblox in the deepest way possible – by working directly with them!
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 15 July 2025
  • There are possible ways to rectify late filings and, depending on the facts, penalties might be averted.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025

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