workable
adjective
work·able
ˈwər-kə-bəl 
1
: capable of being worked
a workable material
2
: practicable, feasible
a workable system
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I think the plan is quite workable.
Chill the cookie dough until it is more workable.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 9 May 2025
Fred Fleitz, vice chair of the American security program with the America First Policy Center, a home for officials from Trump’s first term, said Israel is escalating the stakes in Gaza as leverage to Arab and Gulf partners to find a serious, workable plan to replace Hamas.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 6 May 2025
Each is a laudable goal, and the final plan needs to balance them to create a workable blueprint that makes economic sense.
—Tiffany-Ann Taylor, New York Daily News, 5 May 2025
The government would also urgently send a delegation to the U.S. to negotiate a workable arrangement.
—Michelle Gumede and Mogomotsi Magome, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Workable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workable. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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workable
adjective
work·able
ˈwər-kə-bəl
1
: capable of being worked
2
: feasible
a workable solution to the problem
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