as in useful
capable of being put to use or account
the authorities had no actionable intelligence with which to foil the terrorist plot
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Recent Examples of actionable
The session is expected to present actionable strategies to build confidence and achieve professional goals.
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IEEE Spectrum, 3 Apr. 2025
This team will be empowered to present actionable recommendations to the HEB ISD Board of Trustees.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Nucleus—the most affordable clinical-grade genome sequencing service—aims to make preventative healthcare dramatically more accessible and actionable.
—USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Brendan McDermid | Reuters Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 3 Apr. 2025
This team will be empowered to present actionable recommendations to the HEB ISD Board of Trustees.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Nucleus—the most affordable clinical-grade genome sequencing service—aims to make preventative healthcare dramatically more accessible and actionable.
—USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
Brendan McDermid | Reuters Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for actionable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for actionable
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What may have been useful in saurischians, for example, may have been essentially useless — a Mesozoic appendix — in sauropods and theropods.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
19 Apr. 2025
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This functionality is particularly useful for artists, content creators, and producers looking for efficient ways to develop custom music while maintaining artistic integrity.—
Rowan Briggs,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Many stores also have regional stock based on in-store supply, so be sure to check your local zip code where applicable.—
Lisa Wood Shapiro,
Wired News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Similarly, in a March release, the company said all potential buyers must agree to comply with its privacy policy and applicable law.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Each episode celebrates Black culture and sisterhood while serving up laughs, heartfelt moments, and practical travel gems.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
24 Mar. 2025
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For you, a practical coach might be the best solution.—
Adam Coffey,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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While a regional court in Cologne initially recognized four of Birkenstock’s shoe models as works of applied art and granted the company’s orders in 2017, a higher regional court in the city later overturned the orders on appeal in 2022.—
Karen K. Ho,
ARTnews.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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In 1994, the applied mathematician Peter Shor was inspired by a recent oracle result to develop a fast quantum algorithm for factoring large numbers—a task whose apparent difficulty underlies the cryptographic systems that keep our online data secure.—
Ben Brubaker,
WIRED,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Actionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actionable. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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