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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
  • The breakfast is a memorable buffet with Egyptian and continental choices in Zitouni, and the other restaurants offer distinct cuisines.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026
  • There were the memorable lily pad heels in the fall 2026 show featuring a pink flower on one shoe and a yellow on the other.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 17 June 2026
Adjective
  • What still puzzles me, amid all these noteworthy projects, is Dudamel’s way with the standard repertory.
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • Roman emperors, sometimes urged on by the crowd, were known to grant pardons (to criminals) and freedom (to the enslaved) after an especially noteworthy performance.
    Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
Adjective
  • Gel Alpha has a remarkable ability to spot toxic behavior that should not be normalized.
    Sarah Scott, Parents, 14 June 2026
  • White evangelical churches—revivalists, under Sutton’s classification system—experienced remarkable growth, while liberal mainline Protestant churches withered.
    Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Adjective
  • Astronomers have discovered three comets from other stars passing by the sun in recent years, and there should be an observable number of meteoroids burning up in our atmosphere from other stars systems as well.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
  • Price indices work better when quality changes only gradually or in an observable way.
    James Broughel, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Adjective
  • Kalshi and Polymarket have already inked major deals with news outlets, the National Hockey League and other notable companies like Venmo.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • And there is a notable gap in MSG's public calendar.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 19 June 2026

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“Nameable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nameable. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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