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Recent Examples of defensible Intuitions, with shape-shifting qualities akin to those of paranoias or fantasies, are not always defensible, rarely unassailable. Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025 As regulations evolve, businesses must find ways to balance risk mitigation with compliance, ensuring that hiring decisions remain both effective and legally defensible in an increasingly complex landscape. Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 There’s a sense that companies are obeying in advance, even when DEI efforts are legally defensible. Aparna Rae, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 Residents can use the Office of the State Fire Marshal’s Ready for Wildfire web page to learn how to prepare for fire season; create and maintain defensible space and home hardening strategies; develop evacuation plans and plans for returning home after a wildfire. Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for defensible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for defensible
justifiable
Adjective
  • After winning 64 times out of 82, then four in a row to open the postseason, their attitude was justifiable.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • Police classed the shooting as a justifiable homicide, the Los Angeles Times reported.
    Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 9 Mar. 2025

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“Defensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defensible. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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