as in reliable
worthy of one's trust
his performance as a pitcher is as calculable as the daily tides
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Recent Examples of calculable
In Gaza, the human toll in lives and financial costs isn’t calculable, but Hamas claims more than 40,000 people have been killed.
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Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
The year has been, by almost all calculable metrics, a bad one for the news.
—Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 20 Dec. 2024
He's made available for release roughly one out of every 20 songs he's written in his career because his songs, like his truth, arrive at the surface of his lips from the depths of his soul in time calculable by eras of life instead of days and weeks.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2024
Some rationalists tried to come up with a calculable method to answer the question.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
The year has been, by almost all calculable metrics, a bad one for the news.
—Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 20 Dec. 2024
He's made available for release roughly one out of every 20 songs he's written in his career because his songs, like his truth, arrive at the surface of his lips from the depths of his soul in time calculable by eras of life instead of days and weeks.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2024
Some rationalists tried to come up with a calculable method to answer the question.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calculable
Adjective
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The problem with inland water Environmental scientists have a reliable way of monitoring the water quality at popular coastal beaches, often by taking samples on a daily or weekly basis.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
23 May 2025
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To be fair to les frères Dardennes, there is a reliable level of unshowy competence as well as an integrity to their insistence on embedding with unglamorous, recognizable people.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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The formula for ‘true tackles’ is slightly more long-winded: tackles + challenges lost + fouls committed.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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The young man is at a crossroads between pursuing shallow, glitzy easy money, or being true to his emotional and artistic muses.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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As the name suggests, the opioid signalling pathway in the brain is responsible for how opioids, like certain painkillers, act on the brain.—
Eva Amsen,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The office in Jackson, Ky., which was responsible for the area around London, had a March vacancy rate of 25%; the Louisville weather service staff was down 29%; and the St. Louis office was down 16%, according to calculations by weather service employees obtained by the Associated Press.—
Dylan Lovan,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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Instead, eating and preparing them may simply entail extra care and adherence to best food safety practices.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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But the agents, at their best, will be working for us, not instead of us.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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If the sky becomes threatening and thunder can be heard, find a safe place to shelter.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 May 2025
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In healthy cultures, people feel safe to ask questions, challenge assumptions, and explore new ideas.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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Those heartbreaking moments led to the slow and steady decline that started in the 2000s.—
Mark Morales,
CNN Money,
29 May 2025
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Aries Shuhua Xiong Building the foundation of dreams fulfilled Slow and steady, Aries.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
28 May 2025
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“Calculable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calculable. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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