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as in possible
capable of being done or carried out
a workable plan for attracting a minor league team to the city
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as in useful
capable of being put to use or account
a workable solution to the state's growing financial woes
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Recent Examples of workable
Maricopa County elections need a practical, workable SSA to ensure efficient, accurate elections; however, the Supervisors' refusal to engage in honest dialogue risks a crisis in our upcoming elections.
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
No jurisdiction has created a clear, workable system to regulate DeFi without weakening its decentralized nature.
—Irina Heaver, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Even if none of those options were workable for him, drinking heavily and getting behind the wheel of a car is never acceptable and never an option.
—Eric Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
Though some enterprises have struggled to find workable applications for AI or secure data that is narrow enough to generate profitable insights, the quality of the data AlphaSense is using is high, because some of it is prepared as part of regulatory filings.
—Elizabeth MacBride, CNBC, 10 June 2025
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
No jurisdiction has created a clear, workable system to regulate DeFi without weakening its decentralized nature.
—Irina Heaver, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Even if none of those options were workable for him, drinking heavily and getting behind the wheel of a car is never acceptable and never an option.
—Eric Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 June 2025
Though some enterprises have struggled to find workable applications for AI or secure data that is narrow enough to generate profitable insights, the quality of the data AlphaSense is using is high, because some of it is prepared as part of regulatory filings.
—Elizabeth MacBride, CNBC, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workable
Adjective
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The operator lands their FPV by the side of a track or on a rooftop and waits for possible targets, alerted either by a spotter drone or using the drone’s own camera.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The bombing campaign against Iraq was only politically possible because Cohen had the credibility to assure his fellow Republicans and the nation that the military wasn’t acting to protect the president’s political interests.—
Time,
Time,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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For instance, a folding utility cart with wheels might be the best option for some, while others may find an electric utility cart more useful.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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This is what makes average household income so useful in this analysis of the wealthiest cities in Arkansas.—
Andrew DePietro,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Adjective
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in May that Trump is abiding by all applicable conflict-of-interest laws.—
Kelsey Walsh,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
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Dealing with rage wouldn’t seem the term most applicable to Estévez, who is as amiable and animated as anyone in the Royals’ clubhouse and radiates a room-energizing presence.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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The value here is easy to see; had there been no incentive, those projects might not have been feasible at all.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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The company says the structures are dangerous and saving them is not feasible.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2025
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Today’s Canadian nationalism, by contrast, arises from darker and more practical concerns.—
Stephen Marche,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2025
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Sierra Designs recently updated their award-winning Mobile Mummy, a practical and comfortable wearable sleeping bag originally released in 2014.—
Wendy Altschuler,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Although short codes remain a viable option for certain messaging programs, most software providers today are choosing between toll-free and 10DLC numbers for their A2P messaging needs.—
Aaron Alter,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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For aspiring entrepreneurs, the platform provides a roadmap—from evaluating whether an idea is viable and profitable, to determining the necessary steps and legal requirements to operate in specific markets, and how to successfully execute the business plan.—
Sonia Osorio,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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That’s where the distinction between applied and contextual AI becomes critical.—
ByTheodore Krantz Jr,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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At the time, most basic and applied research was done by the military.—
Paul Bierman,
The Conversation,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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To do this, the United States must maintain the capability to destroy as many of the attacker’s nuclear weapons as practicable before or after they are launched, a principle known as counterforce targeting.—
VIPIN NARANG,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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This might include a review of cybersecurity policies, checks on overall cryptographic health and conversations about practicable roadmaps for deploying quantum-safe algorithms.—
Jordan Rackie,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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“Workable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workable. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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