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also clubable
as in outgoing
likely to seek or enjoy the company of others
a frequenter of coffeehouses, Samuel Johnson has been called the most clubbable man in English literature
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Recent Examples of clubbable
Its top editors have tended to be tweedy, clubbable figures who slip between academia and the upper reaches of journalism.
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New York Times, 26 May 2018
New York Times, 26 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clubbable
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The incoming governor is (rightly) putting daylight between himself and the outgoing guy.TJ Martinell | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Jan. 2025
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Israel and Hamas are also under pressure from outgoing President Biden and Trump to reach a deal before the Jan. 20 inauguration.Wafaa Shurafa and Natalie Melzer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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In this scenario, TikTok would die a slow death, as its technology degrades and its social fabric weakens with users departing for other platforms.Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
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Both photographers placed their art in the service of advocacy and fostering human connection, their respective practices at once embodying and expanding on Parks’s commitment to social justice and community engagement.News Desk, Artforum, 15 Jan. 2025
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The message behind it all: Wine is convivial and fun and fits into your lifestyle.Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Greg Gumbel, the affable and low-key sportscaster who for more than five decades was a convivial play-by-play voice and studio host for N.F.L. games, Super Bowls, the Olympics and, most memorably, the madness that descends on college basketball every March, died on Friday at his home in Davie, Fla.Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Dalin was gracious in the moment, but those close to him and the campaign acknowledge that the sting was real.George Allen, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
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The hotel feels grown-up and staff effusively handle all of your needs with a striking level of gracious humility.Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Working with songwriters Isaac Hayes and David Porter and often with Booker T. and the MG’s as their backup band, Sam and Dave soon became one of Stax’s powerhouses; Moore was the gregarious showman, while Prater took a secondary, low-key role.David Browne, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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The toast that the gregarious Marsch raised among family to end 2024 was undoubtedly a joyous one.Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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However, some breeds tend to be friendlier to felines than others.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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When the Bushes entered the aisle, walking right past the Trumps, George gave Barack a friendly tap on the belly with his knuckles and kept on moving toward his seat.Bailey Richards, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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For a while, the team sits together in the truck, watching in companionable silence as the lumbering giants disappear, one by one, into the trees.Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
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The companionable dynamics in his scenes with Melling and Kene are a treat and help to leaven the languor that sets in the back-half of the run-time.Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2024
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At the moment, the smaller, clubbier HFPA has been disbanded in favor of a larger and more representative group of global journalists.Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2025
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The move from billion-user platforms back to balkanized networks on clubbier apps such as Discord could allow savvy individuals to step in and bridge distinct worlds.W. David Marx, The Atlantic, 1 May 2024
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“Clubbable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clubbable. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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