as in questionable
open to question or dispute
frankly, it's arguable whether you deserve the promotion
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The move marks a continuation and arguable expansion of the movement begun in the Michigan case: an effort by law enforcement to hold parents responsible for gifting their child with a gun, especially those kids who have been experiencing violent urges and making online threats.
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Aja Romano, Vox, 6 Sep. 2024
In a year full of major releases from major pop stars – Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Post Malone, Ye, many others – Carpenter’s 2024 first-week number passes everyone outside of pop’s arguable two contemporary leading lights, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2024
Disaster movies have been around for nearly as long as movies have (the arguable first was a 1901 four-minute-long short called Fire!—it’s about a fire), but the ‘70s was the first true heyday for blockbuster disasters.
—James Grebey, TIME, 19 July 2024
His role as a producer — on a set fraught with production mismanagement and arguable mistreatment of staff — would likely have been more damning than the claims the prosecution went to trial with.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 13 July 2024
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Aja Romano, Vox, 6 Sep. 2024
In a year full of major releases from major pop stars – Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Post Malone, Ye, many others – Carpenter’s 2024 first-week number passes everyone outside of pop’s arguable two contemporary leading lights, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Sep. 2024
Disaster movies have been around for nearly as long as movies have (the arguable first was a 1901 four-minute-long short called Fire!—it’s about a fire), but the ‘70s was the first true heyday for blockbuster disasters.
—James Grebey, TIME, 19 July 2024
His role as a producer — on a set fraught with production mismanagement and arguable mistreatment of staff — would likely have been more damning than the claims the prosecution went to trial with.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 13 July 2024
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“Arguable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arguable. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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