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Recent Examples of thinkable
Every thinkable type of casino game is also on offer.
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Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024
But, prior to the decision, four conservative justices, including Roberts, signaled receptivity to considering the theory as entirely thinkable.
—Simon Lazarus, The New Republic, 16 Aug. 2023
The unthinkable is all too thinkable: a major conflict on European soil with the unpredictability, the combustibility, and the ultimate futility of an extended military clash.
—Michael Kimmage, The New Republic, 7 Feb. 2022
By the time construction began in 2019, the formerly unthinkable notion of shrinking the auditorium had become thinkable.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2022
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Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024
But, prior to the decision, four conservative justices, including Roberts, signaled receptivity to considering the theory as entirely thinkable.
—Simon Lazarus, The New Republic, 16 Aug. 2023
The unthinkable is all too thinkable: a major conflict on European soil with the unpredictability, the combustibility, and the ultimate futility of an extended military clash.
—Michael Kimmage, The New Republic, 7 Feb. 2022
By the time construction began in 2019, the formerly unthinkable notion of shrinking the auditorium had become thinkable.
—Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinkable
Adjective
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The peculiar greatness of this poetry defeats any conceivable dramatic end.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
31 Jan. 2025
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Whether decided wholly or in part by mass, size, shape, orbit or seemingly any other conceivable property, the criteria for planethood appear inescapably arbitrary.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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He’s covered every sport imaginable, from Little League to the World Series to the Olympics.—
David Ammenheuser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2025
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So in parachutes Harrison Ford, about as big a name imaginable, to serve as a co-lead of sorts.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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During the medical mystery's January premiere episode, executive producer Craig Sweeny even found a plausible reason for Watson to take off his shirt after crashing on the office couch at Pittsburgh's Holmes Clinic.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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This hypothetical deal may make enough sense to be plausible.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Lift one leg to the side, trying to keep your body as still as possible.—
Hilary Achauer,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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In some cases, patients benefit from receiving thrombolytic (clot-dissolving) medication, but that decision depends a careful assessment of several clinical factors and a discussion between the physician and patient regarding possible benefits and risks.—
Arthur L. Kellermann,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Thinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinkable. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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