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as in pleasant
giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses put on some agreeable music for dinner

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Recent Examples of agreeable Mediation, a less formal process, can be a valuable tool if both parties are open to a mutually agreeable resolution. True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025 Simply put, adversarial collaboration is where those with opposing viewpoints perform research together to arrive at conclusions in a mutually agreeable way. Christopher M. Worsham, Time, 27 Mar. 2025 However, this focus on being agreeable can lead to unintended challenges. Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025 Labradors, on the other hand, are often characterized by their agreeable and patient nature, despite also being playful. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for agreeable
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Adjective
  • Some images are pleasant, while others are painful and heart-wrenching to produce.
    The Pham, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Exploring ancient hot spots like Delphi, ancient Epidaurus, and Olympia on foot is much more pleasant in spring temperatures averaging from the 60s to the high 70s.
    Helen Iatrou, AFAR Media, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Clara’s Table restaurant is Dearborn Inn’s tribute to Henry Ford’s wife, Clara, a passionate horticulturist and gracious hostess.
    Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The press conference had a very gracious tone on the U.S. relationship.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Apple, Google, and Samsung use it in all their latest phones, and most smartphones are compatible with PD chargers.
    Simon Hill, Wired News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Enter associate director Chloe (Bella Coppola), a former actress with a terrific singing voice whose body size, she’s been told repeatedly, isn’t compatible with the career of a leading lady.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • And written by two of the finest Canadian imports in the TV game: Justified creator Graham Yost and Moira Walley-Beckett, who wrote the Breaking Bad installment Rolling Stone once dubbed the best episode in television history.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2025
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    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Not easy to do, but nice to come through tonight.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
  • After spending the last two seasons together at the University of Minnesota, it’s been nice having each other to lean on — and to geek out with.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • New survey rates them, via David Lightman Capitol lobbyist sued for wrongful firing, accused of ‘unethical practices,’ via Lia Russell Dangerous roads in Sacramento could see fast safety improvements after unanimous council vote, via Ariane Lange The 2026 political campaign is on.
    Jenavieve Hatch, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Brian Platt is out as Kansas City’s manager, after a unanimous Thursday vote from the Mayor Quinton Lucas and the city council.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Here are a few delightful spring activities to try in the next few weeks, from spotting migrant birds in your backyard to building your own container garden.
    Malaka Gharib, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
  • There are several delightful scents to choose from, including mango butter and vanilla orchid, guava and coconut, and rose and cherry cream.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Thune, a fourth-term senator from South Dakota, is an awkward leader for Trump’s ruthless Republican Party, in part because even Democrats invariably describe him as amiable and honest.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Onstage, Wood is unhurried, an amiable man who, despite being 46, has the countenance of a churchgoing grandfather who still starches his Sunday suit.
    Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025

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“Agreeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agreeable. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

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