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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
Now, if the board is made up of more boors than just the one, this may not be a workable solution.
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R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 July 2025
The clearest sign: Duplass Brothers Productions struggled to find a workable deal for its latest project, The Long Long Night.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 June 2025
That did slip noticeably last season with the Clippers, with the question of whether the Heat can get him back up to a workable level.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2025
Tennessee loses about 10 acres of workable farmland every hour.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 16 July 2025
The clearest sign: Duplass Brothers Productions struggled to find a workable deal for its latest project, The Long Long Night.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 June 2025
That did slip noticeably last season with the Clippers, with the question of whether the Heat can get him back up to a workable level.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2025
Tennessee loses about 10 acres of workable farmland every hour.
—Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for workable
Adjective
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Neighbors reported hearing a possible disturbance overnight.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
22 Aug. 2025
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The finding eliminates one possible cause for signs of distress shown by Black, 69, during his execution, his attorney Kelley Henry said in a statement.—
Evan Mealins,
The Tennessean,
22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Trust isn’t built by shouting louder—it’s built by showing up with useful, relevant content that respects people’s time and intelligence.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Pixel Screenshots might still be the most useful application of generative AI on the Pixels.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps in this case, however, the old adage that all publicity is good publicity is very applicable here, because all of the intrigue surrounding Belichick — whose personal life was historically shrouded in mystery — has made North Carolina that much more of a premier team.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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Open to individual legal residents of the United States (including the District of Columbia, but excluding the U.S. territories and possessions), age 18 (or the legal age of majority, as applicable) as of entry date.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Theoretically, a landing in 2028 remains feasible, but a more rational over/under date for NASA is probably somewhere in the vicinity of 2030.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
21 Aug. 2025
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Advances in battery chemistry and efficiency now make long road trips feasible in electric cars.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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And suddenly, the debate about BCIs shifted from theoretical promise to practical and very human consequences.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The woman offered to reimburse her mother for the wine, making the request practical and thoughtful.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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According to HackerEarth, successful hackathon projects like GroupMe (sold for $80 million) and Carousell demonstrate how competitions can identify viable ventures early.—
Douglas B. Laney,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Iowa State looked like a viable Big 12 contender last weekend.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The project will bring together the historically Black, public university's engineering programs and its applied and industrial technology program into an interdisciplinary complex, according to an Aug. 18 news release.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
19 Aug. 2025
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With developers and non-developers alike embracing AI agents to automate, iterate, and build entire applications, this space is becoming one of the hottest frontiers in applied artificial intelligence.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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To do this, the United States must maintain the capability to destroy as many of the attacker’s nuclear weapons as practicable before or after they are launched, a principle known as counterforce targeting.—
VIPIN NARANG,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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This might include a review of cybersecurity policies, checks on overall cryptographic health and conversations about practicable roadmaps for deploying quantum-safe algorithms.—
Jordan Rackie,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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“Workable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/workable. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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