passable
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Or, at the very least, he believes it is passable.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Picked near the top of their respective drafts, both men crafted passable but underwhelming careers in the league.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 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
Some consumers may be content to scroll through passable AI-generated prose while fighting off pop-up ads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
It was a passable likeness, and the artist perceived one not very obvious aspect of the sitter’s countenance—its mischief, an amused, babyish malice that suggested some unkind cupid aiming envenomed arrows.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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