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as in useful
capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose
although the spade is usable as a snow shovel, it doesn't do a very good job
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as in applicable
capable of being put to use or account
there's not a scrap of usable information in that article on finding the right pet for one's family
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Recent Examples of usable
Is the state of the number usable?
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Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 4 Nov. 2025
SulfurSolve aims to play a central role in transforming a deadly, foul-smelling fuel into usable resources.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The administration is now arguing that the fund is not usable, which Kogan said is a course reversal.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
Every year, $800 billion worth of unsold, perfectly usable inventory goes to the landfill.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
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Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 4 Nov. 2025
SulfurSolve aims to play a central role in transforming a deadly, foul-smelling fuel into usable resources.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The administration is now arguing that the fund is not usable, which Kogan said is a course reversal.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 29 Oct. 2025
Every year, $800 billion worth of unsold, perfectly usable inventory goes to the landfill.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for usable
Adjective
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Many event producers often receive severe verbal abuse on social media when elements of an event go wrong, an experience Wendel says was not necessarily pleasant, but ultimately useful.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
10 Nov. 2025
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Apollo’s entry is useful for the massive €800m ‘Sports City’ currently being built on land the club owns surrounding the Metropolitano, including a new training ground for Diego Simeone’s first team, and public facilities for golf, padel and skating, and Europe’s largest inland surfing centre.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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With over 35,000 monthly active users, the platform is designed to allow users to explore different ways of using their digital rewards, depending on availability and applicable guidelines.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Brandon Cwalina, a spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, which runs Medicaid in the state, said the state already requires every Medicaid applicant to verify their citizenship or, where applicable, their eligible immigration status.—
Kff Health News,
Denver Post,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The ecommerce giant is also expected to make its clothing lines available in five Galeries Lafayette malls, which like BHV is owned by the Société des Grands Magasins (SGM) group in the cities of Dijon, Grenoble, Reims, Angers, and Limoges, though the dates are not set.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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With most products available online, often at lower prices, department stores must offer some real value to the brick-and-mortar shopper.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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The 2025 Nobel Prize for physics recognizes original investigations in the intersection of basic and applied sciences.—
Zhixin Wang,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
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Moving beyond the theory of the market, those skilled in applied finance understand how to make practical decisions in financial spaces.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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Dirty Truths reminds us that renewal can be both beautiful and practical.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 Nov. 2025
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The canals and pond, which were aggregately 193,000 cubic meters in volume and appear to have no practical purpose, would have taken 255,000 days of labor by a single individual.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Usable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/usable. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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