as in controllable
easy to control or deal with
We bought smaller, more manageable suitcases. They divided the students into three manageable groups.
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Recent Examples of manageable
New medications have transformed HIV-AIDS from an imminent death sentence into a manageable chronic condition with a near-normal life span.
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Chris Pope, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Beatable opponents coming up should make that task more manageable.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
The group agreed to refinance Esnard's merchant cash advances, turning his debt into a traditional five-year loan with a manageable interest rate.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
Customer Jennifer Morgan said warm meals help make the rest of the day more manageable.
—Eva Andersen, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Chris Pope, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
Beatable opponents coming up should make that task more manageable.
—Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
The group agreed to refinance Esnard's merchant cash advances, turning his debt into a traditional five-year loan with a manageable interest rate.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
Customer Jennifer Morgan said warm meals help make the rest of the day more manageable.
—Eva Andersen, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manageable
controllable
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Less than 24 hours after reshaping part of their roster, Brooklyn made another set of moves ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline, continuing an active stretch that’s leaned heavily into flexibility, future assets and controllable young wings.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Moving From the Lab to the Real World In experiments, the antenna achieved radiation efficiencies between 90 and 100 percent—meaning that nearly all terahertz signals flowing through the chip leaked out in a precisely controllable pattern.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Manageable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manageable. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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