as in cleared
capable of being traveled on
this map shows which rivers are navigable and which aren't
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Recent Examples of navigable
Depending on recent storms, there could be a small stream in the center of the canyon, but the trail is still navigable.
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2025
The agency works to ensure all the world’s seas, oceans and navigable waters are surveyed and charted uniformly, and also names some of them.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
The Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the globe, leading to longer ice-free periods that expand navigable areas along these shipping routes.
—Deena Zaidi, Quartz, 16 Jan. 2025
The Arctic is slated to become economically and geopolitically valuable in the near future once ice melts and Arctic passages become navigable.
—Rafael Perez, Orange County Register, 9 Jan. 2025
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2025
The agency works to ensure all the world’s seas, oceans and navigable waters are surveyed and charted uniformly, and also names some of them.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
The Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the globe, leading to longer ice-free periods that expand navigable areas along these shipping routes.
—Deena Zaidi, Quartz, 16 Jan. 2025
The Arctic is slated to become economically and geopolitically valuable in the near future once ice melts and Arctic passages become navigable.
—Rafael Perez, Orange County Register, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for navigable
Adjective
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The email should be approximately 250 words, maintain a confident but not technical tone, emphasize the business benefits rather than technical specifications, and include a clear call to action for scheduling a demo.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Netanyahu’s office made clear in its Thursday statements that its position has not budged.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Anecdotally, every stage was fuller, every corridor of the grounds less passable than it’s been since the 2022 return.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
14 Apr. 2025
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If that part of her game becomes even passable, Rivers will be a quality point guard for years to come.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The bill caps the fund at $800 million, but Fonfara said the figure is negotiable.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2025
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Stocks take dive amid Trump tariffs, worries of trade war Are tariffs negotiable?—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Navigable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/navigable. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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