as in fine
in a satisfactory way
looking for a business partner who is experienced as well as passably responsible
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Adverb
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Hyperlinks within the interview worked fine, although more would be helpful.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
4 Feb. 2025 -
Adding around 300 episodes of the Comedy Central show to Warner’s inventory for mid-2020, the agreement with the then Viacom was to be paid in installments of about $25 million a quarter – which worked out fine until early this year.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Ours is set in a modern world while subverting the audiences expectations given the character has personified good since its inception.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 May 2024
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Ethics and dangers are obvious concerns, but it shouldn’t be overlooked that AI has the potential to do profound good beyond pithy conversation with some chatbot.—
Steven Aquino,
Forbes,
13 Nov. 2023
Adverb
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Tuiasosopo’s personal life featured some Hollywood twist-and-turns, as well.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Although the scheduled day works best for the couple, the groom's best friend, 35, will be on vacation until the following day.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Passably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passably. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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