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or moveable
as in portable
capable of being moved especially with ease
any furniture that is not movable will be covered with protective cloths by the painters
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Harris introduced an Opportunity Agenda for Black Men, outlining what her administration would do to support that voting constituency that seemed movable.
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Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
According to the museum’s leadership, each element—from the handrails to the monumental (but movable) steel doors and terrazzo floors—was contributed by Polish craftspeople.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024
According to The New York Times, the costume includes a glowing fingertip — an ode to the beloved movie — and a motorized headpiece with a movable mouth and eyes.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
The historian Anne Applebaum points out that the invention of movable type enabled the religious wars of the seventeenth century, and that broadcast media fed both communism and fascism.
—Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
According to the museum’s leadership, each element—from the handrails to the monumental (but movable) steel doors and terrazzo floors—was contributed by Polish craftspeople.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024
According to The New York Times, the costume includes a glowing fingertip — an ode to the beloved movie — and a motorized headpiece with a movable mouth and eyes.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
The historian Anne Applebaum points out that the invention of movable type enabled the religious wars of the seventeenth century, and that broadcast media fed both communism and fascism.
—Andrew Solomon, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Movable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/movable. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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