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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Keeping the tank as cool as possible could be a workable approach to prevent an explosion.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Gemini made sense of the mess, then got busy forming it into something workable.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Warsh has a workable path to satisfy both constituencies, and it runs through the middle.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
"Students and universities deserve further clarity, and the government should pause this action entirely, protect affected students and work with the sector on a fair and workable solution," she added.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Savery insisted that the float/piston would produce too much friction to be workable.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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