as in verifiable
capable of being proven as true or real
all of the statistics cited by the news reporter are readily checkable, but it would appear that the article was never fact-checked before publication
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Recent Examples of checkable
Complete with two carry-ons and two checkable bags, each suitcase is outfitted in 100 percent ABS, hardwearing material that resists scratches and dents.
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Alyssa Brascia, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2025
Complete with two carry-ons and two checkable bags, each suitcase is outfitted in 100 percent ABS, hardwearing material that resists scratches and dents.
—Alyssa Brascia, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2025
Chief among these is the famous P versus NP problem, which asks whether all problems with easily checkable solutions are also easy to solve with the right ingenious algorithm.
—WIRED, 29 Oct. 2023
For two years starting in March 2020, the M2 money supply—a measure of the cash and checkable deposits in circulation plus savings deposits and other easily convertible assets—grew at an unprecedented annual rate of 16.5%.
—John Greenwood, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2023
Chief among these is the famous P versus NP problem, which asks whether all problems with easily checkable solutions are also easy to solve with the right ingenious algorithm.
—Quanta Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
In both cases, the fact that the problem is hard to solve makes the backdoor hard to detect, while the easily checkable solution can serve as a secret key.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 2 Mar. 2023
By contrast, the wealthy built up enormous cushions of currency and checkable deposits, which now form the largest part of their portfolio since records started in 1989.
—Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2022
If anything, the CIA has even more discretion and the imperative of secrecy makes its operations practically uncheckable — and certainly not checkable by court prosecutions.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 22 Oct. 2022
Alyssa Brascia, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2025
Complete with two carry-ons and two checkable bags, each suitcase is outfitted in 100 percent ABS, hardwearing material that resists scratches and dents.
—Alyssa Brascia, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2025
Chief among these is the famous P versus NP problem, which asks whether all problems with easily checkable solutions are also easy to solve with the right ingenious algorithm.
—WIRED, 29 Oct. 2023
For two years starting in March 2020, the M2 money supply—a measure of the cash and checkable deposits in circulation plus savings deposits and other easily convertible assets—grew at an unprecedented annual rate of 16.5%.
—John Greenwood, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2023
Chief among these is the famous P versus NP problem, which asks whether all problems with easily checkable solutions are also easy to solve with the right ingenious algorithm.
—Quanta Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
In both cases, the fact that the problem is hard to solve makes the backdoor hard to detect, while the easily checkable solution can serve as a secret key.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 2 Mar. 2023
By contrast, the wealthy built up enormous cushions of currency and checkable deposits, which now form the largest part of their portfolio since records started in 1989.
—Jon Sindreu, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2022
If anything, the CIA has even more discretion and the imperative of secrecy makes its operations practically uncheckable — and certainly not checkable by court prosecutions.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 22 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for checkable
Adjective
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Any agreement must be verifiable and backed by serious consequences.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
semafor.com,
18 June 2025
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Yet despite Agrippina’s undeniable influence on Imperial Rome, there remain few verifiable details about her—and these largely circle around her male family members (along with having Nero for a son, the dastardly Caligula was her brother).—
Diana Arterian
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps Newsom’s hoping that this new fight with Trump over immigration will make voters turn a blind eye to his demonstrable failures as an executive, and just in time for 2028.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2025
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This issue represents a pressing economic challenge in Pakistan, as well as other parts of the world: having a vast population with demonstrable financial discipline, yet for many, no pathway to formal credit.—
Murtaza Ali,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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“Checkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checkable. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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