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Recent Examples of merchantable Qualifying timber must be merchantable, which is the market maker’s effort to ensure that offsets aren’t produced with trees that wouldn’t otherwise be cut. Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 26 May 2021 The beetle has devoured 18 million hectares of forest in British Columbia alone, killing 60 percent of its merchantable pine. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2021 If only one percent of those logs escaped and somehow eluded beachcombers, that means 100 million board feet of merchantable timber became driftwood each year. Brian Payton, Smithsonian, 9 Feb. 2018 Today, the land for sale has what's estimated to be 2 million board feet of merchantable timber. Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 26 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for merchantable
Adjective
  • Skills And Bills Invest in skills that keep you marketable, like data analysis or digital marketing.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Restricting federal loans in this way would encourage schools to shift their curricula to favor more marketable skills.
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Well, unfortunately, division is very profitable in America.
    ABC News, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2025
  • During the pandemic, Roman started his most dominate run: A game-changing era as champion that lasted 1,316 days and anchored WWE to their most profitable time ever.
    Shaheem Reid, Variety, 19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Indeed, returning director Gavin O'Connor and Affleck seem eager to take the more salable points of the character — his neuroatypical skills — and ditch the moody, dramatic parts.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Whether the converter intends to create a rental or a condo building, if the overall structure is much wider than 60 or 65 feet, the converter may need to go to extreme measures to give the residential units enough light and air while maintaining a high ratio of salable or rentable space.
    Joshua Stein, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Years before, scientists funded by industry scouted the seabed there, discovering both valuable minerals and new forms of life.
    Christian Elliott, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Senior executives are now shouldering more direct reports, managing tasks once owned by middle managers, and losing valuable time for strategic thinking.
    Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Your daily cup of joe could get even more expensive under new U.S. tariffs on dozens of countries around the world.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Vaccines are among the most successful tools in public health’s arsenal, preventing debilitating illnesses and lowering the need for expensive medical care.
    DEVI SHASTRI, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025

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“Merchantable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/merchantable. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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