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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
That futuristic prize is one reason politicians and planners are paying attention, even though workable helium-3 fusion reactors remain, for now, speculative.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
As for whether the plan is workable, Amihai has a simple answer.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Jodi Halpern’s work describes a vision of empathy that is affectively rich but also workable for practitioners.
—Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
An all-at-once rebalance would not be workable unless your broker supports fractional shares.
—Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
As for whether the plan is workable, Amihai has a simple answer.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025
Jodi Halpern’s work describes a vision of empathy that is affectively rich but also workable for practitioners.
—Rachel Pearson, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
An all-at-once rebalance would not be workable unless your broker supports fractional shares.
—Catherine Brock, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workable
Adjective
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Outside the home, keep tree branches pruned, and as far away from the house as possible.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Likely to become more useful as the season goes on.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Amgui Two-Story Tiny Home There are so many useful and charming features to this Amazon tiny home.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
6 Oct. 2025
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Glasner has created a culture in which winning against anyone is seen as achievable.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 Sep. 2025
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In a review of its locations, the company identified stores where such changes would not be achievable, Niccol said.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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But the study’s findings may not be applicable to all adults age 65 and older since the researchers focused their efforts in Canada, where patients have access to universal health care.—
Gina Park,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Tickets are $12, plus applicable taxes and fees.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The low production cost makes large-scale deployment feasible.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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Say an airline wants to find the best route from A to B, while there are many options, not all are feasible.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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Playful and practical John and Catherine’s grandchildren also have their own suite, though Catherine and Justice made the design choices for them.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Why not put all those periods of training camp work to practical use?—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Mark Hallberg Hallberg, 39, jumps out as the most viable replacement for Melvin among the Giants’ internal options despite having no experience managing in the majors.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
30 Sep. 2025
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But even with gifted blockers, the Lions still needed an edge to make the run viable.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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With a PhD in applied physics from Columbia, Ranade said that in his time as a student, most of his classmates either were in finance or major tech companies like Google or Meta.—
Aman Kidwai,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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That includes providing students with applied and work-based learning experiences in high school, as well as career exposure and exploration opportunities that begin in age-appropriate ways in middle school.—
Matt Gandal,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Workable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workable. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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