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manipulable

American  
[muh-nip-yuh-luh-buhl] / məˈnɪp jə lə bəl /

adjective

  1. capable of or susceptible to being manipulated; manipulatable.


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Etymology

Origin of manipulable

First recorded in 1880–85; manipul(ate) + -able


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She also believes that influencers, especially when they're just starting out, are more easily seen as manipulable than journalists from established outlets.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

Rather than viewing these platforms as inherently manipulable, supporters contend they can serve as useful indicators of collective expectations when properly regulated and overseen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

The ejected photo was for a short while, Samaras discovered, gelatinous and manipulable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026

"Public opinion," he remarked, "seems as fickle and manipulable as the wind".

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2023

And let us suppose that the interactions of the parts of matter are all like those which we can observe in dead manipulable bodies—in mechanism, in fact.

From Theodicy Essays on the Goodness of God, the Freedom of Man and the Origin of Evil by E.M. Huggard

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