thinkable

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Recent Examples of thinkable Every thinkable type of casino game is also on offer. Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2024 But, prior to the decision, four conservative justices, including Roberts, signaled receptivity to considering the theory as entirely thinkable. Simon Lazarus, The New Republic, 16 Aug. 2023 The unthinkable is all too thinkable: a major conflict on European soil with the unpredictability, the combustibility, and the ultimate futility of an extended military clash. Michael Kimmage, The New Republic, 7 Feb. 2022 By the time construction began in 2019, the formerly unthinkable notion of shrinking the auditorium had become thinkable. Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for thinkable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinkable
Adjective
  • Exhibition booths featured every conceivable type of drone, large and small, for use in the air, at sea, and on the ground.
    Tamar Jacoby, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The Eldorado Brougham was hand-built in 1957 and outfitted with every conceivable luxury feature of the time, including cruise control, an automatic headlight dimmer, power windows, a transistor radio, and air conditioning—features that would become standard in cars in the decades after.
    Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The bigger picture is on the grandest scale imaginable — next month’s Carabao Cup final and a 56-year yearning for major silverware — and the smaller is opponents who have troubled Newcastle more than any other post-takeover.
    Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
  • He’s covered every sport imaginable, from Little League to the World Series to the Olympics.
    David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The Russian president has a track record of stirring the pot by identifying real needs or issues and offering seemingly plausible but politically unrealistic solutions.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Both theories are plausible, but neither fully explains Broccoli’s head-scratching change of heart.
    Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • He has been floated as a possible presidential candidate in 2028.
    Andrew Greif, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Dying in the most horrific manner possible is his business, and business is booming.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025

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“Thinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinkable. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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