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as in navigable
capable of being traveled on
after the snowstorm ends, the roads might not be passable for the morning ride to school
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2
as in penetrable
capable of being passed into or through
the jungle is not passable without a machete
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3
as in decent
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards
that's a passable paper
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4
as in satisfactory
of average to below average quality
the actor's Scottish accent is passable at best
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Recent Examples of passable
The sun has been doing a lot of the work melting the ice, and Arnold said more roads should be passable by Thursday night.
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
The city will then prioritize artery roads, including Mission Road and 95th Street, for snow removal to ensure that main routes are passable before moving on to residential streets.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
That’s passable but below average at 1B/DH, which had a league-wide 108 OPS+ in 2024.
—Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Olivar has also seen action in left field and likely has a better shot of being passable there.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
The city will then prioritize artery roads, including Mission Road and 95th Street, for snow removal to ensure that main routes are passable before moving on to residential streets.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
That’s passable but below average at 1B/DH, which had a league-wide 108 OPS+ in 2024.
—Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Olivar has also seen action in left field and likely has a better shot of being passable there.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 30 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passable
Adjective
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The lack of congestion revealed a city more open and navigable.—
DJ Gribbin,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
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Depending on recent storms, there could be a small stream in the center of the canyon, but the trail is still navigable.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Strong actors also can’t prop up a script built out of barely penetrable mumbo jumbo.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Consider the material: Leather sofas are less penetrable by dust, debris, and liquids than fabric sofas.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Sep. 2024
Adjective
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Fleischmann, who had been at the card game but left at a decent hour, was furious.—
Christopher B. Daly,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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Employers are posting fewer jobs and monthly job openings have tumbled from a record 12.2 million in March 2022 to 7.6 million in December -- still a decent number by historical standards.—
COMPILED BYDEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFFFROM WIRE REPORTS,
arkansasonline.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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There’s still no satisfactory explanation for a 13-10 home loss to the middling 2024 Wolverines on Nov. 30, arguably the most shocking outcome that rivalry has seen.—
Joe Rexrode,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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But the federal investigation was not satisfactory to many of King’s family members and associates, who knew of the FBI’s years-long investigation of the minister, and Director J. Edgar Hoover’s obsession with him as a potential communist influence.—
Andy Rose,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The porous border has long been a conduit for the smuggling of people, weapons, and drugs.—
Kareem Chehayeb and Abby Sewell,
The Christian Science Monitor,
8 Feb. 2025
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Mark Hall, an investment banker who has been traveling to the Dominican Republic for 35 years, is hoping that Rubio’s visit will prove positive for a project he’s been involved in: the installation of smart technology along the two countries’ porous border.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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There are still some that choose this path out of denial or for immediate financial/political gain, as well as those who feel the die is cast and no effort is adequate to stop the current course.—
PATRICK CASEY, DEBRA FISER, WHIT HALL and GARY WHEELER Special to the Democrat-Gazette,
arkansasonline.com,
9 Feb. 2025
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The El Patron Restaurant and Bar, located at 2520 K Avenue, was also ordered to close due to a lack of adequate refrigeration and sewage disposal, according to the report.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The industry and the buyers are placing bad design in the stores and the average consumer; that’s all that is at their fingertips, and so they are forced to buy something from a mediocre assortment.—
Sydney Gore,
Architectural Digest,
6 Feb. 2025
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And the ubiquity of streaming services brought the whole chain together, one suboptimal link after another, landing us in a pre-Stokowski era of audio quality grafted onto a barely fathomable utopia of access: all music, everywhere, in mediocre form.—
Michael Owen,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Though the club enters the international break in fine form, in all likelihood, in the big picture, this campaign will, unfortunately, be primarily remembered for the failure of this core Canucks group to coexist and fit together on a durable contending team.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
9 Feb. 2025
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He’s expected to walk, and his vision is fine, his father said.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Passable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passable. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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