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as in useful
capable of being put to use or account
be sure to wear serviceable shoes if you're going to be walking on the rocks along the shore
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as in available
capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose
a perfectly serviceable, if old, set of screwdrivers worked fine for repairing the door
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as in adequate
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards
the acting was serviceable, although not particularly inspired
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Recent Examples of serviceable
In 2022, Top Chef returned to Texas — Houston, specifically — for a serviceable season utterly dominated by Australian chef Buddha, who would also go on to dominate World All-Stars.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The Patriots hope his play can at least remain serviceable throughout his contract.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Instead accept a serviceable structure that no longer just hangs out there.
—Sam Schwartz, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2025
It remains pocked with bullet holes today and only kept in serviceable form for athletes through the volunteer efforts of a dedicated coach.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The Patriots hope his play can at least remain serviceable throughout his contract.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
Instead accept a serviceable structure that no longer just hangs out there.
—Sam Schwartz, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2025
It remains pocked with bullet holes today and only kept in serviceable form for athletes through the volunteer efforts of a dedicated coach.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for serviceable
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My colleague, Jim Handy, who co-authors a report on emerging non-volatile memory with me, created a useful representation of a hierarchy of digital storage and memory technology, shown below.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Inter’s fluidity in possession might be particularly useful when looking to bypass Bayern Munich’s relentless press.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Just check out all of the other Woot tech deals available now!—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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According to the company, the date the totes will be available in each Trader Joe’s will vary, but shoppers are already lining up at different store locations that have already received the bags.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Production values are adequate, apart from the occasional iffy digital effect.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Concerns have been raised about DOGE operatives, many with ties to Musk's companies, gaining access to sensitive government data without adequate oversight or experience.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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And to be sure, some may be more applicable to large companies in general, and to the financial services sector in particular, than to the broader commercial sector.—
Michael Peregrine,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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First, the courts – and in particular the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts – have been expanding corporate constitutional rights, which could allow dual-class founders to carve out exceptions to generally applicable laws.—
Gregory H. Shill,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
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While the games are only operable while the car is in park, that hasn’t stopped driving safety advocates from raising concerns.—
Kevin Williams,
Quartz,
2 Apr. 2025
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The monument, a full-size formerly operable helicopter, is called the Cmdr.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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Both of these teams are off to decent starts, as Detroit leads the AL Central and the Yanks have, ahem, torpedoeed their way to a 6-5 record thus far.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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At least, thanks to a decent selection of ports, both machines will easily work with the usual Mac accessories, and both models are outfitted with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2025
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While a regional court in Cologne initially recognized four of Birkenstock’s shoe models as works of applied art and granted the company’s orders in 2017, a higher regional court in the city later overturned the orders on appeal in 2022.—
Karen K. Ho,
ARTnews.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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In 1994, the applied mathematician Peter Shor was inspired by a recent oracle result to develop a fast quantum algorithm for factoring large numbers—a task whose apparent difficulty underlies the cryptographic systems that keep our online data secure.—
Ben Brubaker,
WIRED,
2 Feb. 2025
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The sound from the optional Bose 12-speaker upgrade is satisfactory.—
Josh Max,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Yet a great deal remained to be paid with funds expected after the submission of satisfactory progress reports.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Serviceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serviceable. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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