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The phrase "able to dismiss" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating the capability or authority to reject or disregard something or someone.
Example: "The manager is able to dismiss any employee who does not meet performance standards."
Alternatives: "capable of dismissing" or "authorized to dismiss".
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He was able to dismiss it.
The president will be able to dismiss the legislature.
He won't be able to dismiss Urban Meyer.
As a grown woman, she said that she was able to dismiss this man's remarks.
And future politicians won't be able to dismiss the campaign techniques Mr. Navalny introduced.
So they want to be able to dismiss you," she tells Marie Claire.
Most nominalists, however, have not been able to dismiss the argument for universals so easily.
When credentials always led to high-paying jobs, we were able to dismiss them as a sort of collateral damage.
"You used to be able to dismiss it – say there aren't any planets, or they aren't in the habitable zone.
They have already got used to being able to dismiss ministers – and lesser public servants – at will.
Many readers will no doubt take issue with Hayden's conclusions, but few will be able to dismiss them entirely.
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