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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There are quick and workable solutions the Illini community could adopt to ease the growing housing burden — especially for low-income students.
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Micky Horstman, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Defenders will need to guard against more threats that are, at the same time, more targeted, reliable and workable at-scale.
—Jonathan Fischbein, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Unless other regional players, including the Emiratis, Jordanians, Qataris, and Saudis, are willing to carry the reputational, and possibly financial and governmental, burden of an agreement on the administration of Gaza, no plan is workable.
—Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
Think of it as the trick to getting that perfectly undone, full-bodied look—enough grit to keep your hairstyle in place, but thanks to flexible polymers, touchable and workable enough to make styling (and restyling) a whole lot easier.
—Siena Gagliano, Allure, 1 Mar. 2025
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Micky Horstman, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Defenders will need to guard against more threats that are, at the same time, more targeted, reliable and workable at-scale.
—Jonathan Fischbein, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Unless other regional players, including the Emiratis, Jordanians, Qataris, and Saudis, are willing to carry the reputational, and possibly financial and governmental, burden of an agreement on the administration of Gaza, no plan is workable.
—Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
Think of it as the trick to getting that perfectly undone, full-bodied look—enough grit to keep your hairstyle in place, but thanks to flexible polymers, touchable and workable enough to make styling (and restyling) a whole lot easier.
—Siena Gagliano, Allure, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Workable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/workable. Accessed 28 Mar. 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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