workable
Americanadjective
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practicable or feasible.
He needs a workable schedule.
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capable of or suitable for being worked.
adjective
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practicable or feasible
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able to be worked
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"Unfortunately, it is unlikely that detection technologies will provide a workable solution," said Cornell University.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
The rest of us need to find a cogent and workable way out of this self-made mess..
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
By the end it does manage to suggest — with the team walking four abreast toward the camera in slow-motion — a workable future for the franchise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Plans are in the pipeline for a Disney television series looking at his efforts to make the Scottish estate a workable home.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The system of communications used in science should provide a neat, workable model for studying mechanisms of information-building in human society.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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