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also liveable
as in inhabitable
suitable for living in
after we added some furniture and painted the walls, the apartment was livable
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Recent Examples of livable
When communities embrace thoughtful change and invest in people-centric development, the results are more livable, sustainable, and ultimately, more affordable.
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Jason Haber, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
Penthouse primary suite A penthouse-level primary suite includes a walk-in closet and a large rooftop view terrace with sweeping San Francisco views, extending the home’s livable space out under the sky.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Multiple departments in the City of Memphis have hundreds of employees who are paid less than what an MIT calculation considers a livable wage for Memphis.
—Jack Armstrong, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 25 Feb. 2026
The Alpini, experts in army operations, within days turned the frigid site into a livable headquarters.
—New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
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Jason Haber, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026
Penthouse primary suite A penthouse-level primary suite includes a walk-in closet and a large rooftop view terrace with sweeping San Francisco views, extending the home’s livable space out under the sky.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 27 Feb. 2026
Multiple departments in the City of Memphis have hundreds of employees who are paid less than what an MIT calculation considers a livable wage for Memphis.
—Jack Armstrong, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 25 Feb. 2026
The Alpini, experts in army operations, within days turned the frigid site into a livable headquarters.
—New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for livable
Adjective
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The home is no longer inhabitable, and the Steaves plan to live with family in the area.—
Leondra Head,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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But in the present day, with the glade abandoned, the only hope for construction to stop is for Mabel to find a beaver — a keystone species — that can once again make the area inhabitable.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Brooklyn didn’t have the offensive structure to absorb it, and defensively, the Nets couldn’t slow Charlotte down once the Hornets got comfortable.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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While many students are comfortable with apps and touchscreens, educators say that does not always translate into the ability to troubleshoot or work independently on traditional computers.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Unfortunately, since the book version of Project Hail Mary was published in 2021, scientists have determined that Tau Ceti probably doesn’t have planets in its habitable zone after all.—
Joanna Thompson,
Space.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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By trapping radiation from the Sun and from deep space, our planet’s magnetic field is part of what makes Earth habitable for us and other life forms.—
Scott Solomon,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Livable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livable. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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