as in repairable
capable of being corrected
a racehorse with some minor, correctable faults
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Recent Examples of correctable
All of that should be correctable.
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Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Still, some states consider driving with only one headlight a correctable violation, meaning police officers will only give a fix-it ticket.
—Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 26 Feb. 2026
Several whistleblowers from Maryland’s Department of Human Services alleged a troubling scheme to deliberately leave correctable errors uncorrected in SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) payments, artificially keeping the error rate high to delay federal penalties.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2026
Interim special teams coordinator Ben Kotwica and punter Ethan Evans said the problem was correctable.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
The team’s approach involved applying pulses at specific times to make counter-rotating errors consistent and correctable.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
For instance, some denials could stem from easily correctable errors if the parents knew of those errors, such as unreadable dental scans or wording from the orthodontist's office that didn't fully explain the medical necessity.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Dec. 2025
Of course, correctable isn’t the same as being corrected.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
The former Sacramento Kings star guard added that a lot of the mistakes are correctable.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Still, some states consider driving with only one headlight a correctable violation, meaning police officers will only give a fix-it ticket.
—Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 26 Feb. 2026
Several whistleblowers from Maryland’s Department of Human Services alleged a troubling scheme to deliberately leave correctable errors uncorrected in SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) payments, artificially keeping the error rate high to delay federal penalties.
—Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2026
Interim special teams coordinator Ben Kotwica and punter Ethan Evans said the problem was correctable.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
The team’s approach involved applying pulses at specific times to make counter-rotating errors consistent and correctable.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
For instance, some denials could stem from easily correctable errors if the parents knew of those errors, such as unreadable dental scans or wording from the orthodontist's office that didn't fully explain the medical necessity.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 8 Dec. 2025
Of course, correctable isn’t the same as being corrected.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
The former Sacramento Kings star guard added that a lot of the mistakes are correctable.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for correctable
Adjective
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When getting a product repaired becomes almost as expensive as buying a new one, many consumers will choose to buy and throw repairable items away.—
Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy,
The Conversation,
22 May 2026
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The Kia parts catalog does not show the antenna as a repairable part.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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How much of the damage is reparable is not yet clear.—
Phillips Payson O’Brien,
The Atlantic,
2 June 2025
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Despite being reparable, malfunctioning coffee machines, electric kettles, irons, and the like were ending up in landfills.—
Anne Pinto-Rodrigues,
Christian Science Monitor,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The weekend ended with an entertaining display of the sort of effort that’s been absent for so long from the annual exhibition, and while these two things aren’t necessarily related, Sunday’s showcase suggests that even the league’s seemingly most intractable flaws might be remediable.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Right now the 20-point plan is in effect halted while Trump’s deputies make efforts to determine which of its deficiencies are remediable.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But one of the challenges here is that some of these crises are not immediately resolvable.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Coordinated Set Identification Service (CSIS) allows two earbuds—or two hearing aids—to be discovered and managed as a coordinated set rather than independently, with resolvable identifiers and set‑level locks.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In their telling in 1982, the broken window wasn’t merely a small, fixable problem but a cue that the block in question had no steward, that the neighborhood had no guardian, that ordinary obligations of civility were no longer in play.—
Elizabeth Glazer,
The Atlantic,
19 May 2026
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Chapman’s bat speed also continues to rank in the 92nd percentile, which would suggest his issues are entirely mechanical and, in theory, fixable.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Unipersonale For those who are curious about how the drop earrings shape shift, it should be noted that only the drop element of the design is reversible.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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This dog bucket hat is reversible, comfortable and full of pride.—
Jessica Moore,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
Adjective
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Delta's contract with its pilots becomes amendable at the end of the year, and the airline and its pilot group are in active talks about the next contract, according to USA TODAY.—
Christopher Edwards,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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Delta’s contract with its pilots becomes amendable Dec. 31, and the airline and its pilot group are in active talks about the next contract.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
Adjective
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Imagine what could happen if that changed—if leadership was treated as measurable, improvable and ultimately accountable to the same standards as any financial metric.—
Debon Lewis,
Forbes.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Correctable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correctable. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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