as in possible
capable of being done or carried out
the assignment will be just barely doable in the time allowed
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Recent Examples of doable
In a court filing on Thursday, the company said a requirement to verify with 99% accuracy that minors using Instagram, Facebook, or WhatsApp are at least 13 years old is not doable.
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2026
Village East’s co-op board was quoted $500,000 for a video system upgrade and will form an intercom committee that will decide what’s doable.
—New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Top Wayfair Patio Furniture Sale Picks Relaxing outdoors should feel just as luxurious and comfortable as the inside of your home, and that is doable with the right patio furniture.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Honesty makes big visions real and doable.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2026
Village East’s co-op board was quoted $500,000 for a video system upgrade and will form an intercom committee that will decide what’s doable.
—New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Top Wayfair Patio Furniture Sale Picks Relaxing outdoors should feel just as luxurious and comfortable as the inside of your home, and that is doable with the right patio furniture.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
Honesty makes big visions real and doable.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for doable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doable
Adjective
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From the standpoint of productivity, however, ephemera often seems counter to efficiency—to getting a coherent story down on paper and ready for publication as soon as humanly possible.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Investigators are examining possible anti-Islamic writings found in the car where police found the dead suspects, two senior law enforcement officials said.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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Pop culture sold us the image that not only were these bodies aspirational, but achievable by way of workout routines, apps, and videos that featured them as their poster men.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
13 May 2026
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For now, collectors are focused more on the pair’s more achievable cards.—
Benjamin Burrows,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
Adjective
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So if these things were done together, the process could become more economically feasible.—
Scott K. Johnson,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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To make 30-minute delivery feasible, Amazon uses smaller fulfillment centers strategically located close to where customers live.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Full-price items meet their most gracious price point for attainable at-home renos, and the sitewide sale prices finally make wedding registry shopping more affordable.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
15 May 2026
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There’s a lot of them, and San Francisco should be an attainable challenge at home.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Rivian has delayed the arrival of the $45,000 version of its upcoming electric SUV, R2, which company officials say will be crucial to its long-term future as a viable automaker.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Rescuing utopian idyll from dystopian reality, Koreeda determines that humanity is too fragile to forfeit its defining qualities to a mechanical species; that our only viable function in an artificial tomorrow is as the eternal caretakers of memory and imagination.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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“Doable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doable. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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