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
  • Lorenzo Valla, a brilliant scholar of the mid-fifteenth century, totally destroyed and demolished the text of the Donation on every conceivable level.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • His catalogue runs to about four hundred scores, including sixteen operas, fifteen ballets, thirty or so concertante pieces, and chamber works for every conceivable instrumental combination.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • One of the most horrifying things imaginable is being stuck with a know-it-all who's eager to debate.
    Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Advertisement Still, how plausible is Bigelow’s tick-tock nightmare?
    Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
  • There were plausible reasons to sell senior players Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, Jarell Quansah and Caoimhin Kelleher — given the sums that were offered, or the fact that the players themselves were pushing for moves — but none had to be sold.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Since last Thursday, Disney has run public messages notifying YouTube TV customers of a possible blackout.
    Liam Reilly, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
  • An additional 1 to 2 inches is possible today over portions of Hispaniola.
    MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025

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“Thinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinkable. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.

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