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as in useful
capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose
although the spade is usable as a snow shovel, it doesn't do a very good job
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as in practical
capable of being put to use or account
there's not a scrap of usable information in that article on finding the right pet for one's family
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Recent Examples of usable
Ease of assembly and use Totes and caddies are generally usable right out of the box, but other garden tool organizers require some assembly.
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Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
But, the instructor regularly checks everyone's work to ensure the final product will be fully intact and usable.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
Yesha Yadav, a law professor at Vanderbilt who specializes in crypto and securities regulation, says that the audit will be important to determine how much of that Bitcoin is usable, and how much might need to be returned to fraud victims.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 8 Mar. 2025
Here, nine leading professionals from Forbes Business Development Council provide insight on how design teams and biz developers can collaborate on smarter solutions to create usable and beneficial products for people from all walks of life and user needs.
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—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2025
But, the instructor regularly checks everyone's work to ensure the final product will be fully intact and usable.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
Yesha Yadav, a law professor at Vanderbilt who specializes in crypto and securities regulation, says that the audit will be important to determine how much of that Bitcoin is usable, and how much might need to be returned to fraud victims.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 8 Mar. 2025
Here, nine leading professionals from Forbes Business Development Council provide insight on how design teams and biz developers can collaborate on smarter solutions to create usable and beneficial products for people from all walks of life and user needs.
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—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for usable
Adjective
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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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But Danielle Coffey, president of the News Media Alliance, questioned whether Google is in a position to know what’s useful to publishers.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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However, for shorter flights or limited bag space, compact, compressible options — such as inflatable neck pillows, silk sleep masks, or small travel blankets — are more practical.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Mar. 2025
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The regal yet intractable beast, named Apollo, immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The seating options, fluctuating between beige-brown and flashes of fire-engine red, are strictly functional: boxy armchairs clustered around low tables or standard four-tops by the hot breakfast buffet.—
Scott Campbell,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
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Public transportation options are quirky but functional.—
Kathleen Peddicord,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The report also found that there were no significant outbreaks of COVID-19-like symptoms at Defense Department facilities after the athletes returned, although service members were not tested for COVID-19 or antibodies as testing was not available at that early stage of the pandemic.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Samsung promises Ballie will be available in Korea and the U.S. this summer.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Usable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/usable. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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