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agreeable, all right, alright, copacetic (also copasetic), ducky, fine, good, hunky-dory, jake [slang], OK (or okay), satisfactory
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The latest turbulence follows a debate on Monday when Mr. Johnson rejected possible concessions that might make the backstop more palatable to Conservative lawmakers, for example by imposing a time limit or providing an escape route. — Stephen Castle, New York Times, "On Eve of Her Exit, May Denounces Political Rancor. Some Blame Her for It.," 17 July 2019 The common theory at the moment is that Brussels must bend to Mrs. May or some other British politician, extending sweeter terms to make a withdrawal deal more palatable to the U.K.’s divided and indecisive voters. — Joseph C. Sternberg, WSJ, "A ‘No Deal’ Brexit Can Save the European Union," 17 Jan. 2019 On Friday, the committee passed essentially the same House budget that died in March — but with a handful of amendments meant to make expansion more palatable to the Senate. — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, "Va. House committee tries again for Medicaid expansion, with tougher work rules," 13 Apr. 2018 There types of ads do not meet new standards set by the Coalition for Better Ads, a group of Internet companies, online advertisers and publishers looking for a way to make online advertising more palatable to users. — Hayley Tsukuyama, chicagotribune.com, "Chrome ad blocker: The Web's largest ad company is also now advertising's biggest traffic cop," 16 Feb. 2018 But even Republican senators who have offered legislative solutions that may be more palatable are also not pushing for a quick return to Washington. — Alana Abramson, Time, "Why This Weekend's Tragedies Probably Still Won't Be Enough to Push Congress to Act on Gun Control," 5 Aug. 2019 The first proposal, and the only one that seemed to be palatable to everyone at the meeting, would formalize the ad hoc system that’s already in place, which lets non-residents sneak into the park on weekdays when a guard isn’t around to check IDs. — Erin Allday, SFChronicle.com, "Palo Alto considers opening public park to non-residents," 25 July 2019 To make its decision more palatable, the Justice Department chose five prisoners who committed crimes against children or the elderly for the first slate of executions. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "We Are All Executioners Now," 25 July 2019 In Google’s Asia-Pacific offices, says Costello, Blue Dot has been particularly active, perhaps because the difference between peer listening and counseling makes the model more palatable. — Lila Maclellan, Quartz at Work, "Google is running an employee mental health project without any metrics," 25 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'palatable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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