actionable
adjective
ac·tion·able
ˈak-sh(ə-)nə-bəl 
1
: subject to or affording ground for an action or suit at law
2
: capable of being acted on
actionable information
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Firing people because of their age is actionable.
We've received actionable information that the men are hiding in these mountains.
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His teaching on sustainability and management in high-end industries incorporates systems thinking, inclusive leadership, and actionable strategy which prepares students not just to enter industry, but to change it.
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Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
It was created to provide conservative lawmakers with timely, actionable policy guidance and quickly gained influence, especially after its Mandate for Leadership report helped shape Reagan's administrations.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 18 July 2025
At the same time, events like the University of Chicago conference can help to get actionable recommendations into the hands of global decision-makers.
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Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
It was created to provide conservative lawmakers with timely, actionable policy guidance and quickly gained influence, especially after its Mandate for Leadership report helped shape Reagan's administrations.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 18 July 2025
At the same time, events like the University of Chicago conference can help to get actionable recommendations into the hands of global decision-makers.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for actionable
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actionable
adjective
ac·tion·able
ˈak-shə-nə-bəl
: subject to or providing grounds for an action or suit at law
there is good sense in seeking generally to harmonize the standards of what amounts to actionable harassment—Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 524 U.S. 755 (1998)
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