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
Complete with two carry-ons and two checkable bags, each suitcase is outfitted in 100 percent ABS, hardwearing material that resists scratches and dents.
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Alyssa Brascia, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 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
Alyssa Brascia, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 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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Mastercard is also working closely with standards bodies such as the FIDO Alliance to create verifiable credentials that prove a shopper approved the merchant, the product, and the transaction amount.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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This dash of skepticism is welcome, in the cauldron brew of the Marlovian legend, yet even Kuriyama is faced with certain details, at once verifiable and highly suggestive, that float in the murk.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That signals a future where employability is measured less by diplomas and more by demonstrable skills — and where the responsibility for training shifts from universities to corporations.—
Jason Wingard,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Such a license requires that applicants have demonstrable skills needed to operate the trucks on highways and city streets.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Checkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checkable. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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