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Recent Examples of usable Your phone is dry and totally usable underwater, so consider leveling up your social media grid with some underwater vacation content! Cody Godwin, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025 The secret to a usable, inspiring pantry is organization—and keeping things out of the pantry that shouldn’t be there. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025 Normally, when a USAID project ends, its leftover, usable goods get methodically inventoried, then distributed to other projects or local partners who can put them to good use. Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2025 Battery life is significantly longer in Bluetooth mode, although the polling rate drops to 125Hz—not ideal for gaming, but perfectly usable for web browsing, media control, or light creative work. Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for usable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for usable
Adjective
  • For some patients, other tools—like a coronary calcium scan, which can directly show whether there’s silent plaque in the arteries—may be more useful.
    Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
  • One of the most useful skills in a leader’s tool belt is the ability to recognize potential disagreement and surface concerns.
    Lindsay Phillips, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Its early pilots include placing a humanoid in a car factory to fetch and carry parts, hinting at a practical path into routine industrial tasks.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Below, Forbes Human Resources Council members share practical strategies middle managers can use to strengthen relationships and create a more positive workplace culture.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Richmond served as the functional center for the chattel slavery system in the United States, the capitol city of the Confederacy during the Civil War and was one of the many cities that subjected residents to redlining lending practices.
    Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Cross-functional teams that bring together technology, operations and business stakeholders ensure AI solutions are grounded in real-world goals.
    Nitesh Mirchandani, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Night aircraft is available for use if needed and if conditions permit.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Usable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/usable. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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