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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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This book isolated and made analyzable things which had heretofore floated along unnoticed in the broad stream of perception.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
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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 key is to make one's value legible through outcomes and problems solved, rather than relying on an employer's prestige, ensuring a portable professional narrative that survives career transitions.—
Juliette Han,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Systems thinking has become unavoidable, and art has become a crucial tool for making invisible systems legible—and for fighting back.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
24 May 2026
Adjective
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Your Heart Health Improves The gel-like compound beta-glucan in soluble (easily dissolves in water) fiber helps to decrease low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.—
Lauren Manaker MS,
Health,
22 May 2026
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These small, furry fruits contain both soluble and insoluble fiber, which help draw water into the bowel (easing digestion and elimination) and add bulk for movement.—
Morgan Fargo,
Vogue,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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Georgia's touch-screen voting machines print a paper ballot that includes a human-readable list of voters' selections and a QR code that a scanner reads to count votes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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But a police officer had pulled him over in Corpus Christi, Texas, claiming that his license plate was scratched, even though Adelmo said the plate was clearly readable.—
Caitlin Dickerson,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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In going over some of these more sophisticated tacks on AI progress, the panel kept touching on that idea of whether to lean more toward explainable AI, or something different.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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But to deny Jackson’s complexity only flattens his genius—as well as his kindness and fragility—into something manageable, explainable.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Whether taking on twisty roads, cruising around city streets, or ticking off miles on the highway, the Speedster exhibited no discernable cowl shake or flex.—
Peter Nelson,
Robb Report,
27 May 2026
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No discernible economic revolution followed Biden’s neo-Brandeisian program.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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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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But the victory was overshadowed by an explicit hot mic moment.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
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The council’s motion to continue directs staff to incorporate concerns around parking, drainage and privacy as explicit conditions in the loan agreement when the item returns in June.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2026
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“Decipherable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decipherable. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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