manipulable
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of manipulable
First recorded in 1880–85; manipul(ate) + -able
Example Sentences
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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 NBA had worked with sportsbooks to remove easily manipulable offerings such as missed free throws or turnovers even before federal indictments alleged that Rozier and other league figures had fed information to gamblers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025
As it turned out, the slot machine software was apparently not so easily manipulable, according to an interview the Times conducted with one of the hackers via Telegram.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 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 Huggard, E.M.
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