as in questionable
giving good reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged
some highly dubitable "evidence" that the stone tower was built by the Vikings
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Recent Examples of dubitable
Besides gathering leads and resources, Twitter has also emerged as a platform where doctors are exposing the inefficiencies of India’s dubitable healthcare processes, and the lack of transparency around it.
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Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2021
Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 26 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dubitable
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Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said before tipoff Sunday that the team was prepared to play with or without Wembanyama, who was listed as questionable going into the game.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Preemptive strikes are a very questionable tactic unless the evidence of necessity is overwhelming.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Trusting Anthropic to hold back dangerous models seems somewhat dubious, given that Amodei expressed similar worries about Anthropic’s chatbot, Claude, only to release it after OpenAI put out ChatGPT.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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But ousting Powell would be legally dubious, Dan Urman, director of the law and public policy minor at Northeastern University, told CBS News.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Speech — Intimidation as censorship The First Amendment protects disputable speech, not agreeable.—
Brielle Miller,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Mar. 2026
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That disputable appraisal turned a few heads, and people began peppering the bot for further remarks on Musk’s physical prowess.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
20 Nov. 2025
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But the war now has him doubtful prices will come down anytime soon.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
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Some analysts are doubtful that the United States can restore normal shipping through force alone.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Instead, commissioners noted that the single accessway to the complex would be a narrow road where traffic is already problematic.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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So structurally, obviously, that is problematic for this whole throat area.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Water testing has been temporarily increased to once a month at the Oceanside Harbor after someone reported seeing a suspicious liquid dumped from a boat.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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In October, Havens ran off after attendees at a school volleyball game notified a Will County sheriff’s office school resource officer of suspicious behavior, according to a sheriff’s news release at the time.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Some have pointed to a 1980 precedent holding that the motion to enter executive session for a discharge vote is non-debatable — meaning Thune could get Warsh into the room without a cloture vote.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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Though whether this return to Gilead is interesting enough to exist is debatable.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Dubitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dubitable. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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