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Recent Examples of controllable
At the time, the Royals were excited to get a young, controllable arm for the future.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Despite this, some may have been tipped off to Samsung's potential shift to ads from the company's growing obsession with putting screens on products that are usually controllable with more repairable, affordable, and simpler solutions, like buttons and dials.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Paid is more controllable and scalable.
—Alex Khassa, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Virtually the entire bullpen will need to be rebuilt in the wake of general manager Mike Elias trading two controllable relievers, Andrew Kittredge and Bryan Baker, and losing closer Félix Bautista to rotator cuff surgery.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Cavitation, on the other hand, provides a high-energy, controllable launch system that doesn’t require onboard power or moving parts.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
The longer-term story is Nvidia’s push to make robots as common—and as dependable—as other capital equipment, with AI handled locally to keep them fast, capable, and controllable.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
For the Braves, this will add a controllable outfielder with a solid glove and decent pop.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
The keyboard features scissor switches for relatively quiet typing, controllable RGB lighting, and a number pad on the right.
—New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2025
Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2025
Despite this, some may have been tipped off to Samsung's potential shift to ads from the company's growing obsession with putting screens on products that are usually controllable with more repairable, affordable, and simpler solutions, like buttons and dials.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Paid is more controllable and scalable.
—Alex Khassa, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Virtually the entire bullpen will need to be rebuilt in the wake of general manager Mike Elias trading two controllable relievers, Andrew Kittredge and Bryan Baker, and losing closer Félix Bautista to rotator cuff surgery.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Cavitation, on the other hand, provides a high-energy, controllable launch system that doesn’t require onboard power or moving parts.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
The longer-term story is Nvidia’s push to make robots as common—and as dependable—as other capital equipment, with AI handled locally to keep them fast, capable, and controllable.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
For the Braves, this will add a controllable outfielder with a solid glove and decent pop.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
The keyboard features scissor switches for relatively quiet typing, controllable RGB lighting, and a number pad on the right.
—New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for controllable
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Many oncologists now describe metastatic breast cancer as a manageable chronic disease, closer in spirit to conditions like diabetes or heart disease than the uniformly terminal illness it was once considered.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
24 Sep. 2025
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Despite this challenge, researchers reported that patients tolerated the procedure well with manageable side effects.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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Until recently, their goal has been to attack the more tractable pure delivery market with a custom delivery robot about half the size of traditional cars.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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These prove out Fielder’s intuition that aviation safety depends on candid cockpit conversation, a particularly high-stakes—and, crucially, perhaps tractable—example of Fielder’s over-all preoccupation with the fear and anxiety that inhibits genuine communication.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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These measurable, teachable competencies are often discipline-specific but share common elements across all engineering fields.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
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That makes performance testable and the discipline teachable, both of which are the hallmarks of genuine management science.—
Pawan Anand,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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Smaller dogs – those under 20 lb (9 kg) – were reported as more fearful, more aggressive, and more attention-seeking, but less trainable than larger dogs.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Sep. 2025
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Someone who is coachable and trainable.—
Rob Lancit,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Compared with Taiwan’s past and other advanced democracies today, Taiwan’s politics are rather tame.—
PHILIP H. GORDON,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Sep. 2025
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Investors expect inflation to remain tame enough for the Fed to maintain its current stance on monetary policy.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As the story goes, Burns, Joe Thornton and Colin White were at an animal sanctuary and Burns’ cashmere sweater caused the typically docile cheetah to bite him in the ribcage.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2025
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In the wild, rapid growth, a docile temperament and fast egg-laying are not traits that would serve chickens well in the slightest.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Accessibility and Sustainability The Fifth Avenue Hotel offers a number of ADA-compliant guest rooms and suites.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Department of the Interior said only the statue was not compliant with the permit.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The pawrent, who uses the social media tag @dollythesassysausage, shared the unconventional tactic of tying the lead of their sausage dog, Dolly, to their sibling's dog—an obedient cocker spaniel called Cooper.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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The Golem was a powerful, obedient protector, performing tasks and defending the ghetto.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Controllable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/controllable. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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