as in gracious
friendly and easy to get along with
The hostess was very personable. He is a personable young man.
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Recent Examples of personable
While Aaron Boone doesn’t think third base is a hole because of the personable speedster, the Yankees could acquire someone more familiar with the position this offseason.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
The ability to be personable is a green-flag trait that good bosses tend to share, workplace culture expert Bonnie Low-Kramen told CNBC Make It last year.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
Callahan’s reputation as a relentless and personable pursuer of players was starting to grow.
—Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
Cisco envisions that most initial customer calls will eventually be managed by AI agents that provide personable, dynamic interactions.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
The ability to be personable is a green-flag trait that good bosses tend to share, workplace culture expert Bonnie Low-Kramen told CNBC Make It last year.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
Callahan’s reputation as a relentless and personable pursuer of players was starting to grow.
—Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024
Cisco envisions that most initial customer calls will eventually be managed by AI agents that provide personable, dynamic interactions.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personable
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Dalin was gracious in the moment, but those close to him and the campaign acknowledge that the sting was real.George Allen, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
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The hotel feels grown-up and staff effusively handle all of your needs with a striking level of gracious humility.Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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The restaurant is decidedly small, a pleasant change of scenery for Charlotte, where large, echoey restaurants have become so commonplace.Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025
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There weren’t historical castles, pleasant hills, or the familiar scenes of chanting fans and players warming up around him.Henry Flynn, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Single Woman Defies Stigmas By Sending Out Solo Holiday Cards By Melissa Fleur Afshar Life and Trends Reporter 0 Holiday cards are a cherished tradition, with cheerful family portraits gracing refrigerators nationwide each December.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Pansies bloom for up to six months, coloring the winter garden in a range of cheerful hues.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
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Is that his technique for charming alumni and donors?Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2025
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There’s a reason why the founders of Vail, in an effort to create a charming, quintessential ski town, copied Switzerland.Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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The Nintendo Switch Lite was a great way to play Switch games on a smaller device, and the Nintendo Switch OLED added a beautiful display and a handful of other nice upgrades.Jay Peters, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2025
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The engagement is certainly a nice break from the recent drama in Pats land - after New England’s season finale, the team fired first-year head coach Jerod Mayo, a move that has been heavily criticized by ex-Patriots.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Fortunately, Amazon’s fashion department is packed with pretty winter dresses that don’t sacrifice comfort for style.Isabel Garcia, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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Trust us, Globes producers: This kind of blather is far more likely to make viewers turn the channel than watching pretty people walk past other pretty people for a few seconds.Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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And their mama is going to be crying my kid, my kid, my sweet innocent kid.Keith Daniels, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Big Sick Year: 2017 Runtime: 2h Director: Michael Showalter The wonderful screenwriters Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon basically told their own love story in this sweet and funny rom-com that Amazon picked up after audiences fell for it at Sundance.Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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All are welcome from beginners to those with a practice for years.Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
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Corporations face competitive pressure to recruit and retain talented workers, giving them incentive to establish an environment where employees of varied identities feel welcome, Post said.Max Zahn, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Personable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personable. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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