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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Recent Examples of explainable
The pressure to produce explainable answers will outpace the pressure to produce smarter answers in every domain where the answer has consequences.
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Anna Meadows, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Regulatory bodies increasingly expect documentation that demonstrates validation testing, bias mitigation protocols, and explainable outputs.
—Ethan Stone
june 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
But to deny Jackson’s complexity only flattens his genius—as well as his kindness and fragility—into something manageable, explainable.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 Apr. 2026
At first, the pain felt explainable.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
One way to make the model more transparent is by applying an additional model called XAI, or explainable artificial intelligence.
—Isaac Quaye, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Each episode, on its own, was explainable.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Flagstaff, Arizona — For no explainable practical reason, humans are enamored with – and even empathetic toward – specific inanimate objects.
—David Allan, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
It should be understood that ESPN valued Tirico, but lacked an urgency to retain him that is still not fully explainable.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Anna Meadows, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Regulatory bodies increasingly expect documentation that demonstrates validation testing, bias mitigation protocols, and explainable outputs.
—Ethan Stone
june 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
But to deny Jackson’s complexity only flattens his genius—as well as his kindness and fragility—into something manageable, explainable.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 Apr. 2026
At first, the pain felt explainable.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
One way to make the model more transparent is by applying an additional model called XAI, or explainable artificial intelligence.
—Isaac Quaye, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Each episode, on its own, was explainable.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Flagstaff, Arizona — For no explainable practical reason, humans are enamored with – and even empathetic toward – specific inanimate objects.
—David Allan, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
It should be understood that ESPN valued Tirico, but lacked an urgency to retain him that is still not fully explainable.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explainable
Adjective
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Are the contradictions and chaos of anyone’s life resolvable?—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Strange and not entirely explicable things are nowadays happening in the world of wind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Nov. 2025
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Those old-fashioned TV-show plots with a premeditated murder committed for some explicable reason, that’s really an anachronism.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In these essays, our columnists follow their curiosity, and explore important but not necessarily answerable scientific questions.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
15 June 2026
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What mine cost me was the full weight of Black comedy that thrived entirely on its own terms, answerable only to Black audiences and no one else.—
Geoff Bennett,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Officials said any plan to reopen the property as an amusement park wouldn't be feasible.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
3 Dec. 2025
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So 7-10 seems a likely final record, 8-9 feasible, but, better than that?—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Fat-soluble vitamins pair best with healthy fats.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2026
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Use a granular slow-release at planting time, which should last for a month or more, then a water-soluble type in your watering can every week or so as the season progresses.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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The good news is that this is a solvable problem.—
C200,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Rotaku, a startup from the San Francisco Bay Area, thinks that's a solvable engineering problem and made its first move to change that.—
Omar Kardoudi
May 26,
New Atlas,
26 May 2026
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“Explainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explainable. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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