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 Instead, there are a handful of potential conflicts that would be limited and would involve conventional arms, which makes war thinkable. John Mearsheimer, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021 See All Example Sentences for thinkable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinkable
Adjective
  • Any conceivable outcome would shift the tax burden, shafting commercial property owners and renters.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2026
  • The display includes a forge, anvil, bellows and a variety of other tools — for repairing wagons, carts and plows, for shoeing horses and for the manufacture of household items like latches, keys and tongs of every conceivable size.
    Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Krasinski also has the least interesting yet very successful Hollywood career imaginable, but that doesn’t mean he should be exiled or worse.
    Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
  • In the seven years since purchasing the Betty Crocker House, the Myers have taken on almost every home project imaginable, for better and for worse.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The most plausible entrant may be a late-season episode of Strictly Come Dancing, which could creep into the lower echelons of the top 10.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2026
  • First is that the upbeat thesis is fully rational and plausible.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The study offers rare, direct evidence of this process by tracking cool gas across entire galaxies, something that was not possible before large surveys like MaNGA.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Ehrlich noted the short careers for college athletes and wondered whether a union for collective bargaining is even possible.
    ANDREW DESTIN, Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2026

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“Thinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinkable. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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