: something (such as food or fuel) that is consumable
—usually used in plural
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2025
This always ends up having such a parallel to the conversation about passing [as cisgender] and about becoming consumable to the mainstream.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
There's currently no age requirement for purchasing consumables.
—Andrew Schneider, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Senate Bill 3 bans consumable hemp products that contain any cannabinoid other than CBD or CBG, which do not produce a high, and creates new crimes for possessing or distributing the products.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2025
This always ends up having such a parallel to the conversation about passing [as cisgender] and about becoming consumable to the mainstream.
—Adam B. Vary, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
This will be very rare and consumables need to take this tariff war very seriously.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
There's currently no age requirement for purchasing consumables.
—Andrew Schneider, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Consumable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consumable. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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