as in explainable
capable of having the reason for or cause of determined
the mystery of those strange noises became quite explicable once we realized that a colony of bats had taken up residence
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Recent Examples of explicable
Financial markets often overreact, but this Trump slump is perfectly rational and explicable.
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The economy was profoundly more explicable.
—William Tarr, Forbes, 21 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
Plot is set against a backdrop of police negligence in the late 1990s and follows a real-life account of a woman forced to request social housing due to explicable and dangerous occurrences in her own house.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2025
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John Cassidy, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The economy was profoundly more explicable.
—William Tarr, Forbes, 21 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
Plot is set against a backdrop of police negligence in the late 1990s and follows a real-life account of a woman forced to request social housing due to explicable and dangerous occurrences in her own house.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for explicable
Adjective
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Clearly communicate when customers are interacting with AI, and use explainable AI frameworks so users can understand the reasoning behind decisions.—
Leonard Martin Schmedding,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Key trends include advancements in LLMs powering sophisticated chatbots, the rise of autonomous AI for workflow automation, and the democratization of AI through no-code/low-code platforms, all underpinned by critical ethical and explainable AI frameworks.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Co-ops are, by comparison, free agents, answerable to their customers who double mostly as their regulators.—
Llewellyn King,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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This non-departmental public body, answerable to the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee, has by and large come through the last 15 years with its reputation intact.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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When feasible, maintain a sense of humor and perspective.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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But Skarin said that isn’t feasible because the animals eat on the move and the relocation would deny them food to be grazed while walking from one area to another.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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Because curcumin is fat-soluble, it's best taken with a meal that contains healthy fats to improve how well your body absorbs it.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
8 Sep. 2025
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While more research needs to be conducted, a promising clinical study found that participants who took a specific soluble keratin supplement for three months strengthened and improved the appearance of their nails.—
Brianna Peters,
Vogue,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Explicable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explicable. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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