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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With significant revisions, this proposal could contain a semblance of something workable.
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who has seven children, immediately took issue with the position that blocking or filtering content is a workable alternative to requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of users.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
But fiscal moderation has not been the only way to recreate a workable version of the Carter model.
—Richard Fausset, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Bare root roses and fruits are planted during winter dormancy, typically in late winter once the soil thaws and is workable.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who has seven children, immediately took issue with the position that blocking or filtering content is a workable alternative to requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of users.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
But fiscal moderation has not been the only way to recreate a workable version of the Carter model.
—Richard Fausset, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Bare root roses and fruits are planted during winter dormancy, typically in late winter once the soil thaws and is workable.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for workable
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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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