as in verifiable
capable of being proven as true or real
all of the statistics cited by the news reporter are readily checkable, but it would appear that the article was never fact-checked before publication
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Recent Examples of checkable
The deal—which totals a whopping $1,138 in savings—includes five of Nobl’s most-popular bag styles and accessories, including a weekender, the All-in-One Carry-On, a large checkable suitcase, a set of packing cubes, a luggage tag, and a reusable water bottle.
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Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
Chief among these is the famous P versus NP problem, which asks whether all problems with easily checkable solutions are also easy to solve with the right ingenious algorithm.
—WIRED, 29 Oct. 2023
For two years starting in March 2020, the M2 money supply—a measure of the cash and checkable deposits in circulation plus savings deposits and other easily convertible assets—grew at an unprecedented annual rate of 16.5%.
—John Greenwood, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2023
Chief among these is the famous P versus NP problem, which asks whether all problems with easily checkable solutions are also easy to solve with the right ingenious algorithm.
—Quanta Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
If anything, the CIA has even more discretion and the imperative of secrecy makes its operations practically uncheckable — and certainly not checkable by court prosecutions.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 22 Oct. 2022
Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
Chief among these is the famous P versus NP problem, which asks whether all problems with easily checkable solutions are also easy to solve with the right ingenious algorithm.
—WIRED, 29 Oct. 2023
For two years starting in March 2020, the M2 money supply—a measure of the cash and checkable deposits in circulation plus savings deposits and other easily convertible assets—grew at an unprecedented annual rate of 16.5%.
—John Greenwood, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2023
Chief among these is the famous P versus NP problem, which asks whether all problems with easily checkable solutions are also easy to solve with the right ingenious algorithm.
—Quanta Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
If anything, the CIA has even more discretion and the imperative of secrecy makes its operations practically uncheckable — and certainly not checkable by court prosecutions.
—Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 22 Oct. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for checkable
Adjective
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Pro tip to Tina Peters and her legal representatives — lying to the public about easily verifiable claims makes your client less sympathetic to Coloradans wondering whether she should be released from jail early.—
Megan Schrader,
Denver Post,
20 Jan. 2026
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The final amount approved depends on the borrower’s credit history, verifiable cost of attendance as certified by an eligible school and is subject to credit approval and verification of application information.—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Given the Restaurants are all in various stages, the timelines for each are not confirmable at this time.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
14 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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While these are perfectly valid reasons to transfer, they should be framed in the most demonstrable and specific terms in the essay.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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The focus is shifting, however, from marginal productivity gains to demonstrable ROI.—
Aslesha Mehta,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
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This has been a less theoretical, more empirical approach, however, still very much a material science challenge.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Jan. 2026
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How about Love Factually, an indie podcast by two psychology professors who have developed a podcast that examines rom-coms through the lens of relationship science, empirical studies, and psychological accuracy?—
Frank Racioppi,
Forbes.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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