governable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for governable
Adjective
  • The retail price for an unlocked model is steep, but a $300 discount makes that much more manageable.
    Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 20 May 2025
  • Normally maybe that would be a manageable level of discrepancy, but the high tariffs raising the stakes to such a great extent, this long-standing, but usually tolerable, friction between customs valuation and transfer pricing might become a lot more significant.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • But tractable torque delivery of 324 lb-ft, which hits at 5,800 rpm, makes the process of revving and gearshifting an absolute pleasure.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Gabriel Navarro and two colleagues turned one of group theory’s biggest open conjectures into a tractable problem.
    Leila Sloman, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Inflation was also fairly tame in the month leading up to the new tariffs.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 7 May 2025
  • While the concept of a unisex scent is relatively tame in 2025, the fragrance still holds up.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, Glamour, 2 May 2025
Adjective
  • Is a love of art and a willingness to give your life over to art teachable?
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
  • Identifying Future CFOs An 8/10 on technical skills (teachable) is OK, but leadership traits (complex to develop) should be 10/10.
    Pankaj Vasani, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Some students are now reconsidering plans to remain in the U.S., while others are adjusting future plans to avoid travel and stay compliant, The Associated Press reported.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
  • Here’s the truth: Your accountant might keep you compliant.
    Kyle Hollenbeck, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • According to Mississippi State University Extension, lambs weigh between 8 and 12 pounds and are more docile than their older counterparts.
    Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Peasants have often been seen as docile and passive.
    Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • According to team sources, the Lakers will be amenable to whatever contract structure Dončić desires.
    Jovan Buha, New York Times, 2 May 2025
  • California, the rare state with conditions amenable to olive-growing, produces less than 2 percent of the olive oil that Americans consume.
    Rachel Sugar, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In particular, embodiments describe protective cover layer structures that may be implemented in curved, flexible, conformable and foldable display modules, and in particular with curved, flexible, conformable and foldable display panels.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Is this suit more conformable than the costume from Revenge of the Sith?
    Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 June 2022
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“Governable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governable. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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