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Recent Examples of colorable
The kids' meal features a four-pack of crayons, a colorable crown and a meal bag.
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Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Likewise, knots that aren’t three-colorable stay that way.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
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
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
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
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
Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
Likewise, knots that aren’t three-colorable stay that way.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
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
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
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
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
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Both theories are plausible, Cooper agreed.—
Sneha Dhandapani,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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There are more than 78,000 plausible configurations the electrons might be in; the ground state is a superposition, or a sort of weighted combination, of all these configurations.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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The emphasis in Panama, however, centered less on exact dates than on forcing a credible electoral calendar into the public debate.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Before Chula Vista grants land on generous terms, the public should see a credible financial model.—
Christos Korgan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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For years, researchers suspected that a similar predator was responsible for the fossil fragments, but lacked a convincing candidate.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 June 2026
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My next cheese experience was a variation both comical and convincing.—
Byron W. Dalrymple,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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DeMaio has built his own particularly cogent political organization in San Diego Republican circles, according to previous reporting by CalMatters.—
Andrew Graham
May 15,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
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Her former colleague, Paul Michel, says Newman is clear and cogent.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Colorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colorable. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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