as in sustainable
capable of being endured
a flu shot is never pleasant, but I find the momentary pain entirely endurable
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Recent Examples of endurable
His comments come as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman brokered a meeting between Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov this week in Riyadh to devise an endurable end to the war in Ukraine.
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David Catanese, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
But for the past few weeks, it's made being trapped on the couch much more endurable, and even enjoyable, for me and my family.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 1 Apr. 2020
But Russo understands the appeal, even the necessity, of those absurd affections that exceed all reason and make the travails of human life endurable.
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
Becoming more endurable may or may not.
—Greg Presto, Men's Health, 14 July 2022
But the most intriguing aspect of the book is its brief sojourn into the development of some of our most historically endurable monsters: vampires, werewolves and zombies.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2013
To battle the latter is the inclusion of a chamois, or a seat pad, which provides an extra layer of comfort and padding under the sit bones to make your ride more endurable and your training that much better.
—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022
Even the struggles the characters faced were, in the end, endurable with mutual support and winsome optimism.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 9 Dec. 2021
Among his symptoms were blindness, paralysis, a weight of just seventy pounds, excruciating spinal pain—made endurable only by opium taken three ways, including poured into wounds kept open for the purpose.
—Michael Hofmann, The New York Review of Books, 22 July 2021
David Catanese, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
But for the past few weeks, it's made being trapped on the couch much more endurable, and even enjoyable, for me and my family.
—Adrienne So, WIRED, 1 Apr. 2020
But Russo understands the appeal, even the necessity, of those absurd affections that exceed all reason and make the travails of human life endurable.
—Ron Charles, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
Becoming more endurable may or may not.
—Greg Presto, Men's Health, 14 July 2022
But the most intriguing aspect of the book is its brief sojourn into the development of some of our most historically endurable monsters: vampires, werewolves and zombies.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2013
To battle the latter is the inclusion of a chamois, or a seat pad, which provides an extra layer of comfort and padding under the sit bones to make your ride more endurable and your training that much better.
—Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2022
Even the struggles the characters faced were, in the end, endurable with mutual support and winsome optimism.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 9 Dec. 2021
Among his symptoms were blindness, paralysis, a weight of just seventy pounds, excruciating spinal pain—made endurable only by opium taken three ways, including poured into wounds kept open for the purpose.
—Michael Hofmann, The New York Review of Books, 22 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for endurable
Adjective
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the U.S. shrimp industry is fully sustainable — one of the most sustainable in the world.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Apr. 2025
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Those plaintiffs include groups that oppose violence against women and in schools in Peru, extend credit to women in rural Mexico and teach small farmers sustainable agricultural techniques.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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During Trump’s first term, there was level of stock market volatility the administration didn’t find tolerable, Seydl said.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2025
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The tolerable upper intake level of magnesium is set for supplement consumption only, and should not exceed 350 milligrams daily.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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My time away for college had been bearable, permissible.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
2 Apr. 2025
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New prisons and jails should consider design principles that would make living in them, however temporarily, as bearable and undisruptive as possible by focusing on creating rehabilitative conditions.—
Abdallah Fayyad,
Vox,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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But many Republicans still back Ukraine, and have been skeptical about Putin agreeing to an acceptable deal.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
31 Mar. 2025
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Implement clear usage policies specifying acceptable applications.—
Gerui Wang,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Endurable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endurable. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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