thinkable

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Recent Examples of thinkable Governments should also draft plans for what to do in the most important, thinkable scenarios, as well as how to deal with AGI’s many non-existential issues such as mass unemployment, runaway inequality, and energy consumption. Otto Barten, TIME, 16 May 2024 King and his wife, Tonya (Kacie Rogers, lending a no-nonsense freshness to the role for which Viola Davis won a Tony Award), are battling over whether a future is even thinkable. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for thinkable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thinkable
Adjective
  • Various nuclear-capable nations, including close ally Canada, have decided that any conceivable benefits are simply not worth the expense and risks.
    Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Mikheyev has played the wing on every line in just about every conceivable role.
    Scott Powers, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The couple recently opened up about what keeps their relationship solid as Skattebo’s fame continues to skyrocket across every platform imaginable.
    Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
  • And the survivors are some of the most sympathetic figures imaginable.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Yet Schlossberg now stands a plausible, perhaps strong, chance of winning the Democratic primary (and thus the general election).
    Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2026
  • This is a plausible assertion, given that, by the time Tennyson entered adulthood, the British intellectual class—and, for that matter, much of the rest of the world—had been turned on its head by scientific breakthroughs, above all in geology and astronomy.
    Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The Tuesday night development in the case comes hours after the release of doorbell camera footage of a possible suspect in the disappearance.
    Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026

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“Thinkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinkable. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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