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Definition of nameablenext

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Recent Examples of nameable Again, the theatrical elements — especially the text — come together as pieces that sit side by side to become a greater whole that is less nameable than felt. Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2023 In distributing blame so widely yet specifically, Sorkin and Zukin strongly suggested that nameable individuals had made identifiable mistakes, ceding vision in the name of short-term goals. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 31 Aug. 2021 Raphael’s portrait of Baldassare Castiglione exists at one specific point on the planet, and nowhere else, having begun in one nameable place and followed a track through time, owner by owner and wall to wall. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2020 Thirteen nanometers is far, far, far beneath nameable perception. Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 21 Jan. 2020
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Adjective
  • Hurtling back toward Earth after a historic loop around the moon, Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman said naming a crater after his late wife, an idea his crewmates came up with before launch, was the most deeply profound moment of an already memorable flight.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Turning a worthy sentence into a memorable one 6.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • One of the most noteworthy occurred in May 2024 at the Gateway Energy Storage facility in Otay Mesa, when nickel manganese cobalt batteries kept reigniting.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
  • What makes these interactions between the private sector and the White House noteworthy, though, is not merely the frequent lobbying in support of business interests but the elaborate performances necessary to avoid the president’s ire.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • More remarkable is his ability to convince skittish engineers, investors, and a tech-skeptical public that their priorities, even when mutually exclusive, are also his priorities.
    Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • There’s also no denying that finishing with a point per game or better in 21 consecutive NHL seasons is a remarkable achievement.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Love has always been complicated—that’s why John Cassavetes’s movies are enduring landmarks of unpopular art, and why the Hays Code collapsed—but relationships were once, by consensus, straightforwardly observable on film.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
  • What changes are observable in daily functioning?
    Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Other notable speakers in this year's lineup include veteran astronauts and leading space science voices, such as Robert Gibson (Hoot Gibson), Michelle Thaller, Ken Kremer, David McComas, Mike Ciannilli, Jim Garvin, Gerry Griffin and Kevin Schindler.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Over the past few months, the stock has demonstrated a notable ability to leverage multi-week consolidation phases into clean breakouts and sustained advances.
    Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026

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“Nameable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nameable. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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