as in resolvable
capable of having the reason for or cause of determined
investigators found that the so-called mysterious happenings at the house were entirely explainable
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Adjective
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Gender, like art, Peters argues, is not always explicable.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2025 -
Some of them are horrendous but explicable, like Novak Djokovic beating Gael Monfils in all 20 of their meetings; Rafael Nadal’s 18-0 record against Richard Gasquet and Roger Federer’s 17-0 against David Ferrer.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The question is answered and unanswered and answerable and unanswerable.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
27 Mar. 2025
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Woodrow Wilson, Teddy Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon might all have been answerable to those charges, and that’s just limiting ourselves to the 20th century.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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If London and Paris can overcome these hurdles, offering effective extended deterrence to vulnerable eastern European countries may be feasible.—
Mark S. Bell,
Foreign Affairs,
31 Mar. 2025
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Construction experts say rising property insurance costs in Florida contribute to the affordable housing problem, with some developers saying such units are not financially feasible.—
James Wilkins,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Each drink also includes fruit juices from concentrate, 6 grams of prebiotic fiber, zinc, vitamin C, soluble corn fiber, and monk fruit extract.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Feb. 2025
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Summary Barley is a whole grain with high levels of a soluble fiber called beta-glucan.—
Kathi Valeii Published,
Verywell Health,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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While some solvable problems are clear to the naked eye — like a leaky faucet or an empty fridge — others are invisible.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Structure loss in wildfires is a solvable problem, but the key is making mitigation technologies more affordable for retrofits and integrating them into building codes for new construction.—
Jamie Gold,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Explainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explainable. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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