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passable

[pas-uh-buhl, pah-suh-] / ˈpæs ə bəl, ˈpɑ sə- /




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Or, at the very least, he believes it is passable.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

An alternative Arctic route, the Northwest Passage that connects the Atlantic and Pacific oceans via the Canadian Arctic, is less passable because it is dominated by narrow waterways where ice gets bunched up.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

We went through, I don’t know, five designs on that thing and still ended up with something I thought was passable but not impressive — not “Pitt”- level impressive.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

But for years, I stayed in the realm of passable.

From Salon Apr. 21, 2026

I would race downstairs to the shop, scrubbed, buttoned, and pronounced passable by Betsie.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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