as in personable
in good enough condition to be seen by someone
I have to make myself presentable before our guests arrive. a presentable appearance
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Recent Examples of presentable
The advertisement read like this: Housemaid wanted, presentable, full-time.
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Sweater dresses are just thicker versions of the average style and are just as cozy as a blanket, but so much more presentable.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Without them, you’re doomed to the bacon unwrapping itself in the oven, and your smokies will be less than presentable (and less tasty).
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2024
Jordan Bardella, the twenty-eight-year-old leader of the party, is in many ways much more presentable than Marine Le Pen.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 9 July 2024
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Sweater dresses are just thicker versions of the average style and are just as cozy as a blanket, but so much more presentable.
—Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
Without them, you’re doomed to the bacon unwrapping itself in the oven, and your smokies will be less than presentable (and less tasty).
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2024
Jordan Bardella, the twenty-eight-year-old leader of the party, is in many ways much more presentable than Marine Le Pen.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 9 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presentable
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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.Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
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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
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Our tasters agreed that there was a pleasant, verdant, peppery aroma.Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 17 Dec. 2024
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Anyone looking for a pleasant way to take daily vitamins: Gummy vitamins taste good and may feel like a small treat.Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
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But this would be a practical and necessary change — to allow a decent time period for transition while also preventing various abuses and inefficiencies.Guy Ciarrocchi, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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Barron is a good skater with a decent shot and strong offensive instincts, but his game in his own end has suffered from moments of indecision and a lack of assertiveness in killing plays, leading to extended shifts in the defensive zone.Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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The city’s lovely pedestrian-only thoroughfare St. George Street is filled with specialty shops and restaurants, and the nearby Lightner Museum provides a dazzling display of Gilded Age artifacts and two antique shops in its courtyard.Linnea Bailey, Southern Living, 24 Dec. 2024
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Adding to this display will be a lovely crescent moon just above Venus, creating a pleasing celestial tableau.Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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The translator need only find the right verbal stones and install them in comely sentences, in cadences that mirror the author’s own, and Mishima’s voice will emerge.Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
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This road car with racetrack roots emerged as a shot across the bow of Jaguar after its comely E-type was unveiled at the 1961 Geneva Motor show.Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
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For the Truth the Turkey is in Comparison a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Braun’s version trades this for a respectable plausibility, recasting the doorman as a head waiter who struggles mightily against his demotion and is eventually rewarded with the role of hotel director.Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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The pretty packaging features illustrations inspired by the plants from Kew’s historical archives.Laia Farran Graves, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Sort of like Shadows of the Damned or No More Heroes, the main character is pretty badass this time around too.Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
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The wireless earbuds offer pretty good sound quality and effective noise cancellation, though not quite as good as the second-gen AirPods Pro.Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2024
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And the spiritual rationale for generosity turns out to be the same as the worldly one: hope in a good future.Matthew Scogin, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Presentable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presentable. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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