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Definition of nameablenext

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Recent Examples of nameable Conservative audiences extend their trust to people with firsthand knowledge and physical skills, rooted in a specific, nameable place. Nadia Gill, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nameable
Adjective
  • Breads and dips rotate at every meal, too—ezay, a ubiquitous Bhutanese chili condiment made with tangy local tree tomatoes, was especially memorable.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
  • Edgewood Tahoe Resort Stateline, Nevada A year-round getaway on the shores of Lake Tahoe, Edgewood Tahoe Resort makes for a memorable family lake vacation.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Adjective
  • The situation involving Stamps is noteworthy in part because her mother, Marion Nzinga Stamps, was a passionate community activist at the Cabrini-Green public housing complex who was known to confront officials to press her case.
    A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
  • Beyond his noteworthy contributions to Parkinson's research, Fox is still keeping busy as an actor and a family man.
    Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 3 May 2026
Adjective
  • The distance the field has traveled since −and has yet to go − represents a remarkable and very American medical journey, characterized by big ideas, big risks, perserverence and issues of fairness and eye-popping prices.
    Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 3 May 2026
  • Krakauer survived a deadly ordeal on Everest—a high price to pay for a remarkable book.
    Dan Zak, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026
Adjective
  • Thus, dark matter could be a case of a single particle with two completely different observable behaviors, depending on its surroundings.
    Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
  • In turn, this helps researchers more accurately reproduce the observable universe.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 6 May 2026
Adjective
  • The latter is especially notable because the WEC’s pastry chef, Yohann Le Bescond, was a semifinalist in the 2025 James Beard Awards.
    Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
  • Senator Lisa Murkowski, that Republican of Alaska, who's one of the more notable folks up here on the Hill on the GOP side about criticizing the war in Iran, has floated in conversations with reporters in the hallway here the possibility of drawing up an AUMF and putting it up for a vote.
    Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 May 2026

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“Nameable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nameable. Accessed 7 May. 2026.

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