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as in useful
capable of being put to use or account
be sure to wear serviceable shoes if you're going to be walking on the rocks along the shore
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as in available
capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose
a perfectly serviceable, if old, set of screwdrivers worked fine for repairing the door
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as in adequate
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards
the acting was serviceable, although not particularly inspired
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Recent Examples of serviceable
As a reminder, a serviceable addressable market refers to market size the company can service, and is not a forecast of the company’s revenue.
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Beth Kindig, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The project faces challenges from those resistant to the idea of replacing the windows that were designed for Notre-Dame in the nineteenth century by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, which emerged from the inferno in serviceable shape, though in need of cleaning.
—News Desk, Artforum, 19 Dec. 2024
Tan estimated Broadcom’s serviceable addressable market, or SAM, for AI to be about $60 billion to $90 billion by fiscal 2027.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
And part of it is just that these dresses are still perfectly serviceable.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Dec. 2024
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Beth Kindig, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The project faces challenges from those resistant to the idea of replacing the windows that were designed for Notre-Dame in the nineteenth century by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, which emerged from the inferno in serviceable shape, though in need of cleaning.
—News Desk, Artforum, 19 Dec. 2024
Tan estimated Broadcom’s serviceable addressable market, or SAM, for AI to be about $60 billion to $90 billion by fiscal 2027.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
And part of it is just that these dresses are still perfectly serviceable.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serviceable
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In 2024, Short expanded her wildfire archive to include more information useful to investigators, such as weather, elevation, population density, and a fire’s timing.—
Sachi Mulkey,
WIRED,
25 Jan. 2025
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The day-by-day guide to his concerts and recording sessions is extremely useful.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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Following Friday’s Supreme Court decision, Chew thanked Trump for his commitment to finding a solution to keep the available.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
19 Jan. 2025
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This case began when a city in Oregon did not have adequate homeless shelters, leading to an overflow of homeless people on the streets.—
Leah Goodridge,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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The order also calls on several federal agencies to ensure adequate water resources in Southern California and directs its state counterpart not to interfere with decisions.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Jan. 2025
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Player is restricted Key free-agency dates WNBA franchises had from Jan. 11 to Jan. 20 to extend qualifying offers to make applicable players restricted or reserved free agents.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Giveaway Entities reserve the right to change, alter, or amend these Official Rules as necessary, in its sole determination, to ensure the fair administration of the Giveaway or to comply with applicable law.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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Had the reservoir been operable, water pressure in the Palisades would have lasted longer on Tuesday night, said former DWP general manager Martin Adams, an expert on the city’s water system.—
Matt Hamilton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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The sides and the front-facing facade are operable to ensure natural ventilation and a canopy has been installed for shading.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
4 Dec. 2024
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Many people who celebrated (or joked about the murder) had been hurt by callus policies that made CEOs richer while their family members could not access decent health care.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Rocky has been adamant in declaring his innocence, refusing what many considered a decent plea deal before the trial got underway.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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In September 2023, Danaher spun off its environmental and applied solutions segment into a water and packaging quality company named Veralto .—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2025
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According to Matt Kessler, an applied linguist at the University of South Florida who has researched Duolingo’s efficacy, the app is giving you a beginner’s guide, and not much more.—
Imogen West-Knights,
The Dial,
21 Nov. 2024
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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
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By applying enough pressure now, the thinking goes, Ukraine and its backers can enter talks from a favorable position, and Russian President Vladimir Putin will be forced to engage in good-faith negotiations that end in a satisfactory settlement.—
Alexandra Prokopenko,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Serviceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serviceable. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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