cognizable

Definition of cognizablenext

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Recent Examples of cognizable Garbarino will be tasked with proving that the DHS leader has committed no less than high crimes and misdemeanors, a rather tall order given the total lack of evidence or even cognizable accusation that Mayorkas did anything improper, let alone remotely rising to this standard. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2024 Rule 23 requires the plaintiffs to prove the existence of a cognizable class of persons who have legal interests in common. Thomas Baker, Forbes, 5 May 2023 But the storage unit can make those problems discrete, cognizable. Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021 Disappointment is not a legally cognizable injury. Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2020 See All Example Sentences for cognizable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cognizable
Adjective
  • News media break reality down and repackage it into intelligible narratives.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026
  • There’s a way to use vocoder and elicit emotion—see Bon Iver or Rosalía—but MORI’s technique shrinks the warmth of his bari-bass to a barely intelligible mumble.
    E.R. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Our own inner cosmos of intentions, beliefs, and dreams is knowable only to ourselves.
    Conor Feehly, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The characters come to life as knowable and believable human beings.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Food and drink Like everything else at The Rooster, the food has a distinct sense of place but also a cosmopolitan sensibility.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Because of its distinct grooves and marks, the stone piece was believed to be some kind of board game – but obviously no rulebook was dug up to confirm this.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Like Jacobs, Coppola is highly invested in fashion, an interest that is manifest in her work.
    Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Untouched and undiscovered Tulum is not, but its magnetism is still manifest in its profound natural beauty, immense history, and pristine beaches with some of the whitest sand in the world.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Dahl’s revulsion at the violence committed in Israel’s name is at once comprehensible, in and of itself, and rooted in Dahl’s set of antisemitic beliefs.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Davis is wry and quietly defiant of stereotype, her Elaine’s composure hard-won and her sacrifice of certain kinds of sympathy fully comprehensible.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Then Evans made another 3, prompting Pitino to turn his back in apparent disbelief.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The White House’s inability to grasp the agency of others — its apparent lack of a theory of mind for everyone outside its walls — gives Democrats, especially, a distinct advantage.
    Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Nowhere is this more evident than in Florida, where there are 281 local and state agencies with over 300 agreements, according to a Miami Herald analysis of ICE data.
    Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • This shift is particularly evident in the popularity of T-Shirt Bras, which are designed to vanish under clothing while providing a smooth, rounded shape.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Chapman followed with an RBI single, and the crowd cheered as many fans jumped to their feet in obvious relief.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The voice on Lars’s tablet insisted that teaching was one of the most obvious tasks to delegate to humanoids.
    Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026

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“Cognizable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cognizable. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.

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