as in questionable
open to question or dispute
an issuable claim that the food additive causes cancer
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Recent Examples of issuable
Proportional adjustments will be made to the number of shares of the Company's common stock issuable upon exercise or conversion of the Company's equity awards and warrants and other convertible securities, as well as the applicable exercise price, to the extent applicable.
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Kansas City Star, 15 July 2024
Himle said that prior to the audit meeting, the police department had put together a plan to deal with the transfer of the thousands of re-issuable citations to the Municipal Court.
—Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2022
Treasury officials are able to invoke ‘’extraordinary measures’' to continue financing government activities up to a certain point, but without increasing the amount of issuable debt ‘’would probably run out of cash’' in October or November, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
—BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2021
Kansas City Star, 15 July 2024
Himle said that prior to the audit meeting, the police department had put together a plan to deal with the transfer of the thousands of re-issuable citations to the Municipal Court.
—Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2022
Treasury officials are able to invoke ‘’extraordinary measures’' to continue financing government activities up to a certain point, but without increasing the amount of issuable debt ‘’would probably run out of cash’' in October or November, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
—BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for issuable
Adjective
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New England Patriots linebackers Robert Spillane and Harold Landry III were officially listed as questionable for the Super Bowl.—
Amos Morale III,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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While Britain is suffering perhaps the most dramatic upheaval in the wake of the latest batch of Epstein files, association with the billionaire is popping up across the globe like a pandemic of questionable judgment.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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That disputable appraisal turned a few heads, and people began peppering the bot for further remarks on Musk’s physical prowess.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
20 Nov. 2025
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That time, a very disputable foul denied him.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Boasberg has indicated that the case is not moot despite the men’s return to Venezuela.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Feb. 2026
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Palace had agreed a deal in principle to sell Eddie Nketiah to West Ham for £27m early in the window only for the striker to sustain a hamstring injury in training, meaning any possible January move was moot.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Removing it sends a message that our history and our humanity are negotiable.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
14 Feb. 2026
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For Apolo Ohno and Julia Mancuso — who share 12 Olympic medals between them — the medals, spandex and tiaras may be in the past, but the nutritional foundation behind their record-breaking careers remains a non-negotiable part of daily life.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
12 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Grappa is enjoyed as a digestif, though its ability to aid digestion after a large meal is debatable.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Whether his work on Anderson’s woozy epic of resistance is his personal best is debatable — the competition is fierce.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Issuable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/issuable. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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