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as in possible
capable of being done or carried out
a workable plan for attracting a minor league team to the city
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as in useful
capable of being put to use or account
a workable solution to the state's growing financial woes
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Recent Examples of workable
Luigi Mangione Pleads Not Guilty To UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder
By Sean O'Driscoll
Senior Crime and Courts Reporter
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An attorney has told Newsweek that insanity is likely the only workable defense for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Ideas like that could take months to formulate into workable policy.
—Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Step 2: Create a workable saving strategy After computing your target amount, establish a strategy to reach it.
—Nia Bowers, Detroit Free Press, 28 Nov. 2024
Arriving at a logical and workable answer for any of them could prove impossible.
—Wilfred Reilly, National Review, 26 Oct. 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Ideas like that could take months to formulate into workable policy.
—Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Step 2: Create a workable saving strategy After computing your target amount, establish a strategy to reach it.
—Nia Bowers, Detroit Free Press, 28 Nov. 2024
Arriving at a logical and workable answer for any of them could prove impossible.
—Wilfred Reilly, National Review, 26 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workable
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Implement security measures: Protect the recordings by saving them in a secure location and utilizing encryption where possible.—
Jason Foodman,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Yellow dye 5 and red dye 40, otherwise known as tartrazine and allura red, respectively, have been linked to possible hyperactivity in children and cancer risk.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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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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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Studies from a communications perspective have shown that disclosing a crisis, acknowledging responsibility where applicable and apologizing (subscription required) can reduce the risk of lawsuits and help maintain or rebuild trust.—
Mike Kuczkowski,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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However, ByteDance and TikTok have long maintained that selling the app is not feasible.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
19 Jan. 2025
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Some research on specific materials has shown recovery closer to 50%, which wouldn’t be economically feasible, Torkelson said.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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China has achieved a major milestone in the quest for practical commercial fusion power.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
27 Jan. 2025
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The sleek style is a practical swap for jeans that instantly dress up your outfit.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Are options like gradual transition to retirement viable?—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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Later, the doc awkwardly notes that the military is one of the few viable pathways for poorer men to reach better lives — a sad sociological phenomenon, but hardly one that’s unique to China.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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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Penguin Random House Canada provides the Information in an accessible format or with appropriate Communication Supports, as soon as practicable, upon request.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
4 Jan. 2025
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This includes checking the citizenship status of federal-only voters against an immigration status verification service provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security when practicable.—
Zach Bradshaw,
The Arizona Republic,
30 July 2024
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“Workable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workable. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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