potable 1 of 2

as in drinkable
suitable for drinking around here, the only potable water comes from wells

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potable

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noun

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Recent Examples of potable
Adjective
Rams Hill’s previous ownership went bankrupt and let the course go fallow, and the course’s rights to potable water were sold to the Borrego Springs Water District. Tod Leonard, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025 The ship is capable of delivering ammunition, provisions, stores, spare parts, potable water and petroleum products to aircraft carrier groups and other naval forces, serving as a shuttle ship or station ship. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
Even Georgina’s ability to draw scarce potable water from a nearby spout is controlled by people prejudiced against her—which, like her other troubles, is a ripple caused by a larger force. Danielle MacKey, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2022 Most of the potable water, wastewater, electrical and communications lines on the pier were installed when it was built and need to be replaced after years of exposure to the marine environment. San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2022 See All Example Sentences for potable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for potable
Adjective
  • By Caroline Tien April 8, 2025 Breakfast smoothies are amazing across the board, but one in particular has really captured our hearts recently: a hyper-creamy option that tastes like a drinkable cinnamon bun.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Southern Oregon’s rugged, rural Rogue Valley region and the towns of Grants Pass, Medford and Ashland abound in the edible and drinkable things that makes everyday life here so enjoyable for locals — and a delight for visitors.
    Ben Davidson, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • During Brazil’s own Lollapalooza music festival last month, for example, fashion-forward attendees were seen with minimalist, lightweight phone straps that kept devices at hip level and hands free to grasp a drink of choice.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Spring and summer in Charlotte is the perfect time to grab a meal or a drink with your dog by your side.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The festival also includes a panel discussion, food and beverages for sale, and a culminating DJ set.
    Jared Mccallister, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
  • But opponents argue that taxing the popular beverages will only hurt families, workers and small businesses.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The clean, bright walls along with colorful rugs and hardwood floors can seem impossible for people living in apartments.
    Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2023
  • At the end of the dredging, sediment that’s not placed on the beach could be left in the pit and covered with a layer of clean sand.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2023
Noun
  • The Maryland Lottery will also send a $500 bonus to the liquor store that sold the prize-winning ticket.
    Sam Gillette, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The space is near a Big 5 Sporting Goods store and Mark & Monica’s Family Pizza, with In and Out Market liquor store across the street.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But the losses do suggest Democrats must dig harder for fresh faces and new ideas n their party’s campaign hierarchy.
    Amie Parnes, The Hill, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Like them, Eugene was given more depth and significance in the TV adaptation, providing fresh emotional stakes for longtime fans and newcomers alike.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But on the south side lived the dark underbelly: Haad Rin, home of the Full Moon Party, the world’s biggest beach rave, replete with neon paint, fire dancing, and, again, plastic buckets of alcohol.
    Christina Fang, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Avoid alcohol and smoking: These substances can trigger or worsen reflux.
    Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Former colleagues Ted and Rick met up at a restaurant to drink their sorrows away — Rick, especially, hit the booze hard — and to reminisce about their client/friend.
    Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Driving the booze: Rucklehaus Midwest Amaro joins the two gins, Big Fuss (dry and savory) and Big Heart (floral), already being made at their State Fairgrounds home.
    Arika Herron, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025

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“Potable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potable. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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