variants also clubable

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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. New York Times, 26 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clubbable
Adjective
  • The outgoing chief scientist was also the agency’s climate adviser.
    David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
  • People who want to simplify their monthly budget by reducing the number of outgoing payments may appreciate debt consolidation solutions as well.
    Michelle Lambright Black, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The International Skating Union chose the theme this season of social dances and styles of the 1950’s, 60’s and 70’s.
    Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
  • This could be social pressure, emotional spending or a lack of emergency savings.
    Gabriel Rodríguez, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Smith’s flow is no longer conversational, liquidy and silver-tongued; his lyrics are no longer convivial or directed straight to the heart and head.
    A.D. Amorosi, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Despite the stress and uncertainty, the atmosphere among stranded passengers was convivial, according to Billie.
    Francesca Street, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The Mallard Lounge epitomizes the après-ski tradition, providing a gracious transition from active days to relaxed evenings.
    Shelby Knick, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Mina, worried about her young kids doing the math about her long, grueling commute, cautiously accepts Alma’s gracious offer.
    Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, known as much for his gregarious personality as his vicious right hook, died Friday.
    Mark Osborne, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Burke is gregarious, his charm carrying a touch of sliminess.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Baseball’s celebration of that day often obscures the fact that MLB hasn’t been African American friendly in decades.
    Terence Moore, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Vermont's politics and demographics are also more friendly to Sanders' views than other battleground districts in the Trump era.
    Stephen Fowler, NPR, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Winfrey and Goldberg, ages 71 and 69, were presenting themselves as political avatars rather than the companionable media figures of their first renown.
    Armond White, National Review, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The opera is too domesticated, earthbound, and companionable to convey that extreme bleakness.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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 3 Apr. 2025.

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