thinkable

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Recent Examples of thinkable And that would not have been thinkable 10 years ago. Ben Smith, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for thinkable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinkable
Adjective
  • Goodall has become the dominant force in ring building in the UK, working for almost every conceivable promoter — unusual in itself given this is a sport built on such fierce sporting and commercial rivalries.
    Chris McKenna, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • The useful inquiry is not whether aircraft can independently deliver every conceivable form of victory.
    David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Adjective
  • Marc Ellenby has grown just about every tropical fruit imaginable on his family’s Redland farm since 1980.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • This attitude pervades the report’s approach to AI, which largely buys into the biggest hype imaginable.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026
Adjective
  • In reality, the building lies horizontally beneath a giant mirror, and the impossible becomes entirely plausible.
    Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • That’s why the Phillies’ Gage Wood idea is both silly and plausible.
    Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Adjective
  • Widespread totals of 2 to 4 inches, with up to 6 inches in the strongest thunderstorms, are possible from the western Florida Panhandle to southern portions of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and possibly the Texas coast.
    Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • To make that possible, companies must study their audience, track behavior, collect feedback and continually improve the experience rather than treating the website as a frozen asset.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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“Thinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinkable. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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