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Recent Examples of definable
Advertisement Advertisement There are no heroes in A House of Dynamite, but there are no definable villains, either, which is what makes this film so unmooring.
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Lumotive Productization Focus Lumotive is a semiconductor company, with technology that makes software definable, fully solid-state beam steering a reality.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
But Woodin conjectured that the first option — that V is nicely structured, with a definable tower of cardinals — is correct.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2025
Illnesses have definable symptoms and physical signs, they can be tested for and treated (or at least managed).
—Literary Hub, 9 May 2025
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Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Lumotive Productization Focus Lumotive is a semiconductor company, with technology that makes software definable, fully solid-state beam steering a reality.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
But Woodin conjectured that the first option — that V is nicely structured, with a definable tower of cardinals — is correct.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2025
Illnesses have definable symptoms and physical signs, they can be tested for and treated (or at least managed).
—Literary Hub, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for definable
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In the fourth quarter of 2022, Huntington had just two AI agents—discrete programs running inside the business.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Electrons within atoms could only occupy a series of discrete energy levels, demonstrating that nature was often discrete, not always continuous.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Apr. 2026
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From California to Annecy, Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar Animation Studios will travel with two back-to-back presentations, a definite highlight of Annecy’s Friday in recent years.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Getting Clardy is a definite positive.—
Chantel Jennings,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The absolute minimum spacing for tomato plants is 18 to 24 inches between plants and three feet between rows for determinate tomato varieties.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
23 Apr. 2026
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Smaller bush-type, or determinate, tomatoes can survive without support, but staking can help in the long run.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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For instance, light particles like positrons (or electrons, in this experiment) need extremely fast oscillations, gigahertz (GHz) frequencies, to stay confined.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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Diners are there to enjoy a nice, relaxing meal, but some dogs, especially very large dogs or multiple dogs, can be a handful in small, confined spaces.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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Kennedy is pushing the FDA to reclassify 12 of the 19 restricted peptides, which would allow US companies—like Enhanced—to compound and sell them through legitimate domestic channels.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
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After losing in court in September, the city was ordered to dismantle the restricted section and restore the teen section at the library, as well as establish legal protections for librarians against pushback from the city.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
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Signs will redirect cyclists around the circumscribed area, requiring them in some cases to take winding alternative routes.—
Rachel Swan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
6 Feb. 2026
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Yes, their lives have become this circumscribed.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Definable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/definable. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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