Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Possible to win or achieve.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being won.
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- adjective able to be
won orachieved
Etymologies
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Examples
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This contest should be interesting, especially given the Liberal party's push to run more women in winnable ridings.
Archive 2007-01-01 uncorrectedproofs 2007
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There doesn't need to be much intervention to ensure there is a good selection of openly gay people in winnable seats.
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My humble suggestion is that Grit staffers spend their summer canvassing all ridings - but especially those that are "winnable" - to clearly understand what is on the minds of Canadians and the role they see for the Liberal Party.
Progressive Bloggers Trashy's World 2009
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However, they are now pursuing what many call a winnable objective: resisting the establishment of a permanent US presence in Iraq. '
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Congress Ramps Up Fight Against Permanent Iraq Bases 2008
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However, they are now pursuing what many call a winnable objective: resisting the establishment of a permanent US presence in Iraq.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Congress Ramps Up Fight Against Permanent Iraq Bases 2008
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If the Vietnam War was ever winnable, which is doubtful, it was finished by Tet1968.
The Volokh Conspiracy » A Priceless Memo from Richard Nixon: 2007
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National political pundit Dick Morris last week declared the race "winnable" for Lollar, and his campaign has seen a surge of national attention since then, including the endorsement of former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney.
Ken Blackwell: Surprise? Tell it to the Marines Ken Blackwell 2010
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I keep remembering the early 1980s, when Reagan broke faith with the world by beginning to talk about a "winnable" nuclear war, and everyone who didn't have a bunker to retreat to realized we were at a heightened risk for destroying the planet.
Kaddish 2008
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I keep remembering the early 1980s, when Reagan broke faith with the world by beginning to talk about a "winnable" nuclear war, and everyone who didn't have a bunker to retreat to realized we were at a heightened risk for destroying the planet.
Archive 2008-12-01 2008
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And now how Obama is setting us up to continue this charade because it is "winnable" .....
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