passable
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impassable (also impassible), unnegotiable, unpassable
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Artificial intelligence research group OpenAI has released technology that can generate a passable paragraph or two about a topic after being fed a snippet of text. — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, "China’s Lax Attitude About Privacy Is Shifting – Data Sheet," 20 Aug. 2019 The canal itself should be passable to medium-to-large species, given its narrow width and absence of currents. — Debbie Ponchner, Scientific American, "Panama Risks Becoming A Broken Link in an Intercontinental Wildlife Route," 19 Aug. 2019 Members of the American Heritage River Commission do a tremendous service to the towns that are home to the Scantic River, clearing downed trees and debris each spring to help keep the river passable. — Annie Gentile, courant.com, "Annual Duck Race Raises Funds For Park," 27 June 2019 The people who are not passable, the people who are clockable. — John Norris, Billboard, "Mykki Blanco on LGBTQ Visbility and How the Music Industry Is Changing: My Career 'Could Not Have Happened Any Sooner'," 14 Aug. 2019 This Johnson it is hoped, would build a consensus and prevail over a bitterly divided Parliament to deliver a passable Brexit deal, leading the U.K. out of the European Union and commanding a majority while doing so. — Stephen Paduano, The New Republic, "Which Boris Is Britain Going to Get?," 24 July 2019 Their still-shaky bullpen went from flammable to passable. — Jesse Dougherty, The Denver Post, "Trea Turner’s second career cycle underscores his value to Nationals," 24 July 2019 Stories or racing and carousing are told in Bickle’s no-BS manner, and many reflect a time when cell phone cameras weren’t everywhere and the line of passable behavior was found in a far different place. — Dave Kallmann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Two incredible seasons and one wild life are chronicled in new books on Wisconsin racing," 23 July 2019 Manufacturers of fake sneakers are constantly improving and adjusting their processes, and this cat-and-mouse game will continue to be played by companies promising to verify products and those selling increasingly passable fakes. — Ashwin Rodrigues, Fortune, "What Is StockX? Everything You Need to Know About the Billion-Dollar Sneaker Empire," 21 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'passable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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