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passably

[pas-uh-blee, pah-suh-] / ˈpæs ə bli, ˈpɑ sə- /






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It doesn’t solve everything, but mutual assured destruction worked passably well for 70 years to hold off nuclear Armageddon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

That, and mimicry: exceptional on Anderson’s part, less on that of Sewell, who has a raspier voice and a more passably serious manner than the prince displayed on TV.

From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2024

Not all studies have found that Skin So Soft works even passably well.

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2023

For about three quarters of the year, I make do with merely passably flavorful frozen berries that I deploy to chuck into smoothies and brighten up my oatmeal.

From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2023

From talking with the patients I’ve gotten passably fluent in Lingala, which is spoken throughout northern Congo, in Léopoldville, and along most of the navigable rivers.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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