bankable

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Recent Examples of bankable Effectively, buyers are still looking for the odd splashy tentpole, maybe a buzzy limited series here and there, but are mainly beefing up catalogs with cheaper, higher-volume, bankable and returnable fare. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024 However, it also should be noted May nearly doubled the production budget with overages, blew several deadlines, and the anxiety-inducing film was not the bankable comedy the studio wanted. Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024 By the calculus of marquee appeal, this final face-off makes sense: What could be more rousing, in theory, than Mescal versus Denzel — than pitting a rising star against one of Hollywood’s most bankable veterans? A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024 But he’s been a bankable festival headliner for years and has been rubbing shoulders with the top-tier of artists for even longer. Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bankable 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bankable
Adjective
  • The company expects five of its current local markets to be profitable this year.
    Sara Fischer, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Its ownership of the club already was probably profitable for the family.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The 30-year-old ballpark at 20th and Blake and its historic neighborhood combined to create a lucrative setting that any sports owner would covet.
    The Denver Post, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Players often hire Boras with a lucrative free agency in mind, not a pre-arbitration extension.
    Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Beyond the memories, the only trace of the great man is La Casa — the rambling, Spanish-style home with a terracotta roof, stucco walls and inlaid ceramic tiles that Valenzuela built for his family during the exhilarating, and financially remunerative, days of Fernandomania.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
  • At the same time, a growing chorus of policy wonks and public officials, including yours truly, have argued that Americans shouldn’t have to buy a college degree in order to find remunerative employment.
    Frederick Hess, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • This problem is still a long way away, and with more and more economic value accruing to bitcoin, the incentives will grow year by year for researchers and developers to address it. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.
    Korok Ray, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Climate change is inextricably linked to economic health and ignoring it is fiscally irresponsible.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Those no longer willing or able to come into the office five days a week can find gainful employment in the private sector.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The lefty newspaper has had an uptick in workers’ interest because there is gainful employment at the baths.
    Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • This fragrance flirts more with vanilla’s warmth than its sugary facets and is heightened with amber, cashmere woods, and bitter, juicy plum.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Each of the division’s five teams — the LA Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings and Phoenix Suns — had contention dreams of varying intensity heading into the season, assembling veteran rosters and surrendering some juicy future draft capital to do it.
    John Hollinger, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025

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“Bankable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bankable. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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