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Recent Examples of controllable
The goal, Rosmarin argues, is to stop trying to control what was never controllable in the first place.
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Angela Haupt, Time, 8 May 2026
Since the turn of the millennium, researchers have developed photonic-crystal lasers that are tiny, energy-efficient, highly controllable, and can emit very bright, narrow beams.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
But that’s thing about whiskey—science and controllable elements are certainly part of the process, but then there’s also the fact that nature just takes its course.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2026
Health was the one controllable variable that was unambiguous.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Digital ethics expert Davi Ottenheimer argued that the presentation evoked both blackface and the fantasy of a controllable Black servant.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
The agency blames its controllable losses in part to the six-day-per-week universal service obligation.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2026
The Bulls can’t reasonably expect to surpass the Memphis Grizzlies in these standings, which means the race with the Bucks is their only remaining controllable variable in the season.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Cut Spending to Protect Your Portfolio When markets plunge, one of the most immediate and controllable levers is spending.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
Angela Haupt, Time, 8 May 2026
Since the turn of the millennium, researchers have developed photonic-crystal lasers that are tiny, energy-efficient, highly controllable, and can emit very bright, narrow beams.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
But that’s thing about whiskey—science and controllable elements are certainly part of the process, but then there’s also the fact that nature just takes its course.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Apr. 2026
Health was the one controllable variable that was unambiguous.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
Digital ethics expert Davi Ottenheimer argued that the presentation evoked both blackface and the fantasy of a controllable Black servant.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
The agency blames its controllable losses in part to the six-day-per-week universal service obligation.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2026
The Bulls can’t reasonably expect to surpass the Memphis Grizzlies in these standings, which means the race with the Bucks is their only remaining controllable variable in the season.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Cut Spending to Protect Your Portfolio When markets plunge, one of the most immediate and controllable levers is spending.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for controllable
Adjective
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As Edgecombe showed this season, finding talent in the draft can give Philadelphia a key rotation-level player on a manageable contract.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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What had been manageable for years became impossible to ignore.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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The immediate relief operation is difficult but tractable: count the food packages, match the supply to the shelters, and sign people up for financial assistance.—
Carla Sertin,
Wired News,
8 Apr. 2026
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At the top will be the most computationally intensive methods—prohibitively expensive on classical computers but tractable on quantum computers.—
Chi Chen,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Colleagues have praised not only his command of physiology but also his ability to make his reasoning legible—to turn clinical uncertainty into something teachable.—
Alexandra Sifferlin,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
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If, instead, rationality is viewed as adaptive and teachable, policy should focus on strengthening people’s capacity to learn, adapt and decide for themselves.—
Alejandro Hortal-Sánchez,
The Conversation,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But with consistent training, that decline is far less pronounced, and in your 40s, aerobic capacity is still highly trainable.—
Jim Diehl CSCS,
Outside,
29 Mar. 2026
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The brain and the mind are trainable.—
Amanda Schupak,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This time, of course, Rodgers is the one responsible for the melodrama, albeit a far tamer manifestation of it than the madness Favre generated in his final days in Green Bay.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Derivatives contracts that hedge against inflation risk are around their highest since October 2025 but still relatively tame, and futures traders expect Fed officials largely to sit on their hands until the inflation storm passes.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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Andrew Mulani, the bongo program assistant at the conservancy, said the bongos are monitored for months before being reintroduced into the wild to ensure that the shyest ones are selected because docile animals would fall easily to predators.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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The Mario series was maturing alongside the greater video-game landscape, but its childlike essence remained—not through docile cuteness, but through a more grandiose fusion of wonder, whimsy, and wistfulness.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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All signatures are legally binding and compliant with eIDAS and ESIGN standards.—
StackCommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
11 May 2026
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Accessibility The hotel offers two accessible guest rooms and ADA-compliant access throughout key public areas, including the lobby, Bar Daniel, and The Rosemary Rose.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
Adjective
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Just think of all those vacant Madonnas, structurally perfect compositions, and obedient daydreams of antiquity.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Always obedient, Agnes happily welcomes Daisy despite Shu’s warnings.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Controllable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controllable. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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