workable
adjective
work·able
ˈwər-kə-bəl 
1
: capable of being worked
a workable material
2
: practicable, feasible
a workable system
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I think the plan is quite workable.
Chill the cookie dough until it is more workable.
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My political heroes are those who combine the best of each to reach workable solutions.
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Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
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Sanctions crushed Syria’s elite.
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Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
There is only one workable path to greater Arab-Israeli cooperation.
—Maria Fantappie, Foreign Affairs, 11 July 2024
Choose your plan → MOST READ National Security 1
Netanyahu’s U.S. visit revealed ‘no workable plan’ for peace, critics say
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Sanctions crushed Syria’s elite.
—Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
The Supreme Court has to transform those constitutional principles into workable legal doctrine that will apply well beyond the election of 2024.
—Claire B. Wofford, The Conversation, 24 June 2024
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workable
adjective
work·able
ˈwər-kə-bəl
1
: capable of being worked
2
: feasible
a workable solution to the problem
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