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as in analyzable
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as in legible
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Recent Examples of decipherable
Most Yiddish literature, and especially that by women, was published in now-scarce journals, or on barely decipherable newsprint.
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Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Avoid objectionable language, also known as any word or phrase that is readily decipherable.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
As Sportico has detailed, many of these cases have come up short, including because courts have found the VPPA concerns information that would be decipherable to an ordinary person—like a list of videos someone watched—whereas interpretation of cookies requires technology and expertise.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The luxury of listening to recordings is that an opera need not have a decipherable plot or a plausible setting to give pleasure.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Avoid objectionable language, also known as any word or phrase that is readily decipherable.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
As Sportico has detailed, many of these cases have come up short, including because courts have found the VPPA concerns information that would be decipherable to an ordinary person—like a list of videos someone watched—whereas interpretation of cookies requires technology and expertise.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
The luxury of listening to recordings is that an opera need not have a decipherable plot or a plausible setting to give pleasure.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decipherable
Adjective
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SeeMe documented eye-opening responses in 30 of 36 patients and mouth movements in 16 of 17 patients with analyzable videos.—
Andrew Chapman,
Scientific American,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The talent of cinematographer Colm Hogan maintains every object and Scott legible to the eye during this extended passage where everything appears coated in gray hues.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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The Palisade cuts the perfect balance—highly legible screens that look great and make excellent use of their digital real estate.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Gray noted that some water-soluble vitamins, including certain B vitamins, may be lost during straining.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
12 Mar. 2026
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In turn, soluble fiber can help lower cholesterol by binding to it in the digestive tract and promoting its removal.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Using a special encryption code, the operatives could translate the numerals into a readable message.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Accessed through tools like Claude Gov—which became a preferred option for some defense personnel, according to Bloomberg—the system taps into enormous data pipelines to turn a flood of unstructured information into readable intelligence.—
Eric Sullivan,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2026
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Flagstaff, Arizona — For no explainable practical reason, humans are enamored with – and even empathetic toward – specific inanimate objects.—
David Allan,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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It should be understood that ESPN valued Tirico, but lacked an urgency to retain him that is still not fully explainable.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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With no discernable reason beyond intimidation, Hasner approved this staggering waste of taxpayer funds, stifling the First Amendment right of peaceable assembly.—
Karen J. Leader,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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But occasionally, a case with no discernible link to pigs is reported.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
2 Mar. 2026
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Throughout its 17 years, bitcoin has been defined by cycles—booms and busts that are sometimes explicable and sometimes not.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Strange and not entirely explicable things are nowadays happening in the world of wind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Nov. 2025
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Neither incumbent Campos nor court documents mentioned any criminal or civil cases in Ruiz’s record, nor were there explicit claims of Ruiz lying about his voter registration, voting history, or other candidate background information.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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The packets sent last month offered no explicit indication of the anonymous sender’s intent.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Decipherable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decipherable. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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