consumable
Americanadjective
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able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using.
consumable goods.
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liable to be used up or depleted.
comsumable resources.
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Example Sentences
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Palantir employees said language models are like crude oil, and Palantir is the refinery to make the models consumable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
I’m not ashamed to admit that there have been times when those 32-ounce tubs just stare at me day after day, haloed by the refrigerator light, moving further from consumable and closer to petri dish.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026
She thinks Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Holdings might be one big winner, given its focus on consumable and household goods.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
Grant funding, she said, “was how we bought the antibodies we needed for experiments, how we purchased our reagents and our consumable supplies.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2025
It eats up the surplus of consumable goods, and it helps to preserve the special mental atmosphere that a hierarchical society needs.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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