colorable

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Recent Examples of colorable There are colorable political arguments against President Trump’s deployment of military forces in response to the rioting, arson, and potentially lethal attacks on law enforcement agents in California. Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 9 June 2025 If that has a familiar ring, Democrats can thank lawfare for the end of honorable resignation in the face of colorable criminal charges as a political norm. The Editors, National Review, 27 Sep. 2024 Unlike sentencing review processes, which are not designed to prompt a full investigative review, conviction review can lead to a full re-examination of cases for which a colorable claim is advanced, and defendants need not wait 20 years before applying. Jennifer Rodgers, CNN, 20 Sep. 2022 Given how strongly the NCAA tries to hold on to even the slightest word of dicta to try to claim antitrust immunity, the last thing Congress needs to do to college athletes right now is pass a statute that gives the NCAA’s lawyers another somewhat colorable claim of immunity. Marc Edelman, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021 The lesson here for litigators is that if a UPEPA special motion is at least colorable and not asserted for purposes of delay, that motion should usually be brought. Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023 Lunchtime can double as an art session or geography lesson with this colorable world map tablecloth. Catherine Garcia, The Week, 14 Nov. 2022 There are colorable constitutional objections to each of these proposals. Ian MacDougall, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022 Gromacki is particularly a fan of the colorable mats — just the thing to entertain guests at the kids’ table. Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 8 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colorable
Adjective
  • These are big and as-yet-unproven claims, but if collagen works for tendon stiffness, then the other claims become a bit more plausible, at least in theory.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 11 Aug. 2025
  • An alternative theory, however, is just as plausible: that the President, ever the real-estate pitchman, had insisted on publicly announcing an unrealistic deadline for the construction.
    Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Investors and consumers alike are rewarding companies that can demonstrate credible progress on environmental goals, particularly around waste reduction and responsible sourcing.
    Megan Brewster, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • In 2017, the commission found Murray’s claims credible and referred the case back to the courts.
    Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • All contribute to a convincing business vision and clear investment thesis that internal and external stakeholders can understand and convey.
    Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The Dream picked up a nice national TV win in San Francisco on Sunday, knocking off the Golden State Valkyries with a convincing third-quarter blitz.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • But the footage also revealed that Harris’ jumbled answer was clipped to its most cogent sentence.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
  • But your points are cogent, that the league knowingly is allowing teams with losing records to create playoff hope, but then also robbing those teams with losing records of an asset to improve.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 May 2025

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“Colorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colorable. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.

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