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Recent Examples of thinkable
The only thing that might have stopped us from accepting this kind of corruption as thinkable would be if such acceptance upended our overall understanding of how constitutional democracy functions.
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Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 28 Nov. 2025
This bet-the-business kind of change would not previously have been thinkable.
—Glenn Katz, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
That's but one of the once-unthinkable scenarios that seem more thinkable than ever.
—Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
Governments should also draft plans for what to do in the most important, thinkable scenarios, as well as how to deal with AGI’s many non-existential issues such as mass unemployment, runaway inequality, and energy consumption.
—Otto Barten, TIME, 16 May 2024
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Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 28 Nov. 2025
This bet-the-business kind of change would not previously have been thinkable.
—Glenn Katz, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
That's but one of the once-unthinkable scenarios that seem more thinkable than ever.
—Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
Governments should also draft plans for what to do in the most important, thinkable scenarios, as well as how to deal with AGI’s many non-existential issues such as mass unemployment, runaway inequality, and energy consumption.
—Otto Barten, TIME, 16 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinkable
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For weeks, it has been deemed conceivable that both Republican candidates would finish ahead of all Democrats in the June 2 primary.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Google Maps supports nearly every conceivable mode of ground transportation, including cars, bikes, and foot.—
Jordan Minor,
PC Magazine,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Over in Venice, The Mart Collective carries every type of antique imaginable, and holds a special place in Brent’s heart.—
John Wogan,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
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But the writer-director behind The Green Knight and A Ghost Story has taken the most accessible subject imaginable — stratospheric pop stardom — and made something wonderfully, gloriously weird out of it.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Apr. 2026
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These systems generate plausible responses based on patterns in data, triggered by user input, not independent thought or intent.—
Larry Magid,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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One, which remains highly plausible, is Carlos Baleba.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Plan ahead as much as possible Nailing down all the angles of your trip ahead of time can save you both a lot of headaches and a significant amount of money.—
Becca Stanek,
TheWeek,
21 Apr. 2026
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The November 2024 ceasefire was the best possible alternative at the time — certainly better than more war.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Thinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinkable. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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