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
Because mathematical proofs follow a checkable sequence of logical steps, their conclusion is true or false beyond any subjective measure.
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
The most potentially useful feature is Recall, which takes regular screenshots to act as a checkable history of your activity, but the privacy implications there aren't very appealing.
—Brad Bourque, Wired News, 28 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
The most potentially useful feature is Recall, which takes regular screenshots to act as a checkable history of your activity, but the privacy implications there aren't very appealing.
—Brad Bourque, Wired News, 28 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for checkable
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Paul has a reputation for taking collectibles to extreme levels and has spent millions to secure some of the rarest items ever produced, including NFTs - unique, verifiable digital assets traded on the blockchain.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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The launch included a global developer co-creation program, creating a reproducible, extensible, and verifiable system.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Feb. 2026
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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
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Safety improves when enforcement is narrowly focused, standards are consistent, and decisions are tied to demonstrable risks on the road — not assumptions about who belongs.—
Bhupinder Kaur,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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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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But more needs to be done, and there is clear empirical evidence for why the governor and state Legislature should expand funding for these programs in this year’s budget.—
Christopher Martinez,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Moreover, sociology is one of the best empirical fields for interrogating the consequences of different values, for how ideas get built into institutions, for how social networks operate across domains.—
Wendy Nelson Espeland,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Checkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checkable. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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