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as in justifiable
capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack
a line of argument that is probably not sustainable in a public forum against skilled debaters
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as in verifiable
capable of being proven as true or real
has no sustainable claim to the property without a deed or some other document
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as in endurable
capable of being endured
the general didn't think that such heavy casualties could be sustainable for much longer
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Recent Examples of sustainable
Of course, there are ways of making this kind of purchase a sustainable one.
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Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 26 Apr. 2025
Programs would prohibit drugs, alcohol, harassment, and intimidation while prioritizing connection to sustainable housing alternatives.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration, though, has recently objected to ICAO's move to boost sustainable aviation fuel.
—Valerie Volcovici and Timothy Gardner, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Many of the recent leadership improvements stem from temporary staffing shifts or the creation of support roles, not from sustainable promotion pipelines.
—Angelica Krystle Donati, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 26 Apr. 2025
Programs would prohibit drugs, alcohol, harassment, and intimidation while prioritizing connection to sustainable housing alternatives.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
The Trump administration, though, has recently objected to ICAO's move to boost sustainable aviation fuel.
—Valerie Volcovici and Timothy Gardner, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Many of the recent leadership improvements stem from temporary staffing shifts or the creation of support roles, not from sustainable promotion pipelines.
—Angelica Krystle Donati, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sustainable
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Although there will always be privacy concerns when using AI of any kind, justifiable or not, there’s no denying that the Android attack protection that will derive from the simple act of filtering out more nefarious notifications is most welcome.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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In hindsight, his decision to betray his budding mentee, Han, was perfectly justifiable.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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Businesses must meticulously track the geographical origins of their products, ensure suppliers’ compliance with local laws and demonstrate clear and verifiable deforestation-free sourcing.—
Florent Bouguin,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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These are verifiable stories that anyone can look up and confirm.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Waiting for the movie to come to Racine, Wisconsin, didn’t seem endurable.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2025
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Those intimate pauses are more endurable than the film’s particularly unfunny comic centerpiece, in which the men venture into a nightclub to meet with a generic, coke-addled magnate.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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But authentic, demonstrable progress: proof of better outcomes, built on real expertise.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Since then, Google has released its Gemini 2.0 and 2.5 models, both of which have shown demonstrable improvements over the previous iterations.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2025
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From there, the researchers could use empirical information that links elevated temperatures to economic damage.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2025
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But critics’ arguments cannot weather empirical scrutiny.—
David B. McGarry,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Sustainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sustainable. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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