actionable
adjective
ac·tion·able
ˈak-sh(ə-)nə-bəl 
1
: subject to or affording ground for an action or suit at law
2
: capable of being acted on
actionable information
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Firing people because of their age is actionable.
We've received actionable information that the men are hiding in these mountains.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
The intimate sessions offered attendees actionable insights into building sustainable careers in music, while underscoring the Frost School of Music’s century-long legacy of nurturing the next generation and strengthening its connection to the Latin music community.
—Quincy Green, Billboard, 22 Oct. 2025
The workshop is curated by industry veterans Jill Dumain of Fractal CSOs, Todd Copeland of Copeland Consultancy LLC, and Kevin Myette of Bluesign Technologies, and will address topical issues impacting textile supply chains and provide actionable strategies.
—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 22 Oct. 2025
Wearables succeeded not just by measuring physiology, but by creating feedback loops that made invisible processes visible and actionable.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Actionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actionable. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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actionable
adjective
ac·tion·able
ˈak-shə-nə-bəl
: subject to or providing grounds for an action or suit at law
there is good sense in seeking generally to harmonize the standards of what amounts to actionable harassment—Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 524 U.S. 755 (1998)
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