1
as in defended
capable of being defended against physical attack
that nation has long insisted on having borders that it regards as defendable
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2
as in justifiable
capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack
your thesis had better be defendable for the attacks are going to be withering
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Adjective
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The preservation was so exceptional that the researchers could identify countershading patterns, indicating this armored dinosaur relied on camouflage despite its heavily defended appearance.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Nov. 2025 -
Private firefighting outfits defended companies, utilities, and ultrarich enclaves while other parts of the city burned.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
10 Nov. 2025
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Walking and hiking have become hugely popular as Mallorca increasingly leans into its (entirely justifiable) reputation for landscape beauty as well as sun, sea, and sangria.—
Paul Richardson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Feb. 2026
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If that’s what happened, the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to reject the therapy was justifiable.—
Adam Feuerstein,
STAT,
12 Feb. 2026
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The more exceptions to a rule made, the less necessary and less defensible that exclusion seems.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Dan Diker, president of the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs, pointed to the concept of defensible borders that emerged after the 1967 Six-Day War.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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In addition to the anxiety over Monday's ruling, Petit said, Haitians under protected status were living amid an uptick in Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in areas with large Haitian communities in South Florida.—
Suzanne Gamboa,
NBC news,
3 Feb. 2026
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Isabella Rodriguez, Florida elections director at Citizens Defending Freedom, said religion is also a protected class.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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So, if you're overwhelmed by both secured and unsecured balances, prioritize the unsecured debts that are more flexible when negotiating forgiveness or settlements.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
13 Feb. 2026
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This means everything needs to be taken into consideration, from the use of entities to secured obligations and contractual governance.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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The researchers say the method could lead to scalable platforms for adaptive materials used in soft robotics, secure communication, biomedical devices, and advanced manufacturing.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Some states’ Emergency Medicaid applications specifically ask for a patient’s immigration status — and still assure people that their information will be kept secure and out of the hands of immigration enforcement officials.—
Phil Galewitz,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Defendable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defendable. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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