as in questionable
open to question or dispute
frankly, it's arguable whether you deserve the promotion
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Lanthimos is many things — a champion absurdist, an arguable nihilist, an occasional edgelord, and an artist who has maintained a decidedly Euro sensibility despite having worked in English with Hollywood actors since 2015.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
Under this standard, the Dolphins would at least have an arguable case that preventing him from playing would not be an ADA violation.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Another case, though, has emerged with the same hallmarks of parental negligence, arguable neglect, and a child whose alleged violent ideation went unchecked.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 6 Sep. 2024
Whether many current and future athletes would opt into the settlement is arguable.
—Joe Sabin, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
Under this standard, the Dolphins would at least have an arguable case that preventing him from playing would not be an ADA violation.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Another case, though, has emerged with the same hallmarks of parental negligence, arguable neglect, and a child whose alleged violent ideation went unchecked.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 6 Sep. 2024
Whether many current and future athletes would opt into the settlement is arguable.
—Joe Sabin, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Arguable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arguable. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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