as in available
capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose
the historic wooden ship has been fully restored and is once again an operable seafaring vessel
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The sides and the front-facing facade are operable to ensure natural ventilation and a canopy has been installed for shading.
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Adam Williams, New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2024
The Navajo communities where polling places were not operable once polls were set to open were Rock Point, Cottonwood, St. Michaels and Dennehostso.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Drones are vulnerable to hacking and espionage as well, especially as their operating systems grow more sophisticated and remotely operable.
—Tom Donilon, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2022
Advertisement Manheimer noted that the area’s one operable road could not be shut down for Biden’s motorcade.
—Chris Megerian and Colleen Long, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
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Adam Williams, New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2024
The Navajo communities where polling places were not operable once polls were set to open were Rock Point, Cottonwood, St. Michaels and Dennehostso.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Drones are vulnerable to hacking and espionage as well, especially as their operating systems grow more sophisticated and remotely operable.
—Tom Donilon, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2022
Advertisement Manheimer noted that the area’s one operable road could not be shut down for Biden’s motorcade.
—Chris Megerian and Colleen Long, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Operable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operable. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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