variants
or moveable
as in portable
capable of being moved especially with ease
any furniture that is not movable will be covered with protective cloths by the painters
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Recent Examples of movable
The 2,184-square-foot helipad will be movable to serve guests on multiple locations on resort grounds.
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026
Six movable struts give the cockpit full freedom of motion.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
The scribes replaced by movable type lost their livelihoods, but literacy spread to millions.
—Zack Kass, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Put the Spider-Man minifigure in his moveable mech suit, fight the villain, and use the large flexible web to trap Anti-Venom and save the day.
—Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
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Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026
Six movable struts give the cockpit full freedom of motion.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
The scribes replaced by movable type lost their livelihoods, but literacy spread to millions.
—Zack Kass, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Put the Spider-Man minifigure in his moveable mech suit, fight the villain, and use the large flexible web to trap Anti-Venom and save the day.
—Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for movable
Adjective
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After all, microscopic analysis and portable X-ray fluorescence simply weren’t options in the 1920s.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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Overall, the device feels like an incremental, useful evolution of the portable workstation idea.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Each suite also features padded headboards, tray ceilings, writing desks, espresso machines, refrigerators, and height-adjustable compact tables that unfold for in-suite dining.—
Janice Wald Henderson,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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This under-$50 pair features a chic square-toe design, an adjustable back strap, and breathable knitted fabric.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Hill said the changes to modular housing are the culmination of a 40-year effort.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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And they can be expanded, one or two modular reactors at a time, to meet increasingly greater energy demand from ‘hyperscalers,’ the companies that build and operate data centers.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Movable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/movable. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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