as in resolvable
capable of having the reason for or cause of determined
I'm sure that the mystery of what happened to the missing pizza is solvable
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Recent Examples of solvable
Analysts are mixed as to whether Target’s issues are easily solvable or if drastic changes are necessary to revive to the business.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Predicting depth charts can be perilous, but based on what’s been said throughout fall camp, this puzzle seems solvable with less than two weeks until the season opener.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
The immediate emergency is solvable.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
But the water crisis is solvable.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2025
Predicting depth charts can be perilous, but based on what’s been said throughout fall camp, this puzzle seems solvable with less than two weeks until the season opener.
—Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
The immediate emergency is solvable.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
But the water crisis is solvable.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solvable
Adjective
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Objects look wider than empty spaces of the same size, and the Hubble Tension may be resolvable if the Milky Way is in a local void.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Pipe cleaners can also be secured to a headband if a hood isn't feasible.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Although becoming Rumi might require a hair transformation, Zoey's space buns are feasible for anyone.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Vitamin D for Strong Bones Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin.—
T'Keyah Bazin,
Verywell Health,
5 Nov. 2025
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SulfurSolve aims to avoid inefficiencies by using chemically stable carbonate ions to keep iron soluble and reactive at alkaline pH levels.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Also, sources familiar with Madrid’s internal discussions say that the current hierarchy wants to ensure that decisions such as hiring or firing the coach and player transfers would always be made by the board, which is ultimately answerable to the socios.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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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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Or something far less explainable—an unseen presence stirring below the Mojave sands?—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Public rules, explainable decisions, standards that are visible, enforceable, and human-first.—
Jan Liphardt,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Solvable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solvable. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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