citable

adjective

as in noteworthy
worth remembering or mentioning she has a lot of annoying little habits but none are really citable

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Recent Examples of citable Nevertheless, when an executive becomes a credible, citable entity inside that knowledge bank, the company is pulled along. — Dean Trevelino, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 The agency late last year also increased the number of citable violations from five — including fare evasion, eating or drinking onboard, smoking, or incorrectly using a discount ticket — to 25. — Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for citable
  1. noteworthy
  2. memorable
  3. remarkable
  4. notable
  5. observable
Adjective
  • The decline was among the most noteworthy changes in polling about the November ballot, PPIC poll director Mark Baldassare told The Sacramento Bee.
    — Andrew Graham October 27, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The next highest is 33, and that’s noteworthy, as Sam Darnold hasn’t reached even 14 points when attempting fewer than 40 passes this year.
    — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of noteworthy
Adjective
  • The rooms The ten rooms are split between five suites in the Casa Principal (each with a balcony) and five beachfront villas, the latter being more memorable.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
  • His role as a theater director in ‘The Debut,’ isn’t the showstopping kind, but it is made memorable for the actor’s moments of tenacity, anguish and vulnerability.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of memorable
Adjective
  • His elite outfield coverage included converting a remarkable 50% of five-star catch opportunities.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Centered in large part around the Warsaw Ghetto, the novel brought to life the daily struggles, fears, and remarkable courage of Jewish families living under unimaginable conditions.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of remarkable
Adjective
  • One particularly notable feature is Attentive Driver Protection.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Our earliest notable tall residential structures didn’t appear until the second and third decades of the 20th century and tended to be rather conservative in their appearance — think large swaths of Lake Shore Drive on the Gold Coast.
    — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of notable
Adjective
  • The fighter jet integrates low-observable stealth characteristics with advanced sensors, electronic warfare capabilities, and networked information sharing.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • This is something that has been observable by criminologists, like crime relocation is a real thing.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of observable

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