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Recent Examples of definable
But Woodin conjectured that the first option — that V is nicely structured, with a definable tower of cardinals — is correct.
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Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2025
The few tracks with clearly definable themes are drolly amusing stories.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2025
Here, twins are more a device than definable characters, kept at a distance.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
The two groups would obtain clearly definable, fully distinct, and important tasks: they would be called upon to strengthen the eastern dimension of the European Neighborhood Policy and support the implementation of the EU’s association agreements.
—Vasile Rotaru, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2017
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Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2025
The few tracks with clearly definable themes are drolly amusing stories.
—Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 30 May 2025
Here, twins are more a device than definable characters, kept at a distance.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
The two groups would obtain clearly definable, fully distinct, and important tasks: they would be called upon to strengthen the eastern dimension of the European Neighborhood Policy and support the implementation of the EU’s association agreements.
—Vasile Rotaru, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for definable
Adjective
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He's signed with the Boston Red Sox on eight discrete occasions.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Instagram is now adopting the same label for a teen-safety feature, but the possible outcomes are less discrete and obvious.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Wicked pulled in 72% and a massive 80% definite recommend on Screen Engine/Comscore’s PostTrak.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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Both have been put on in definite leave of absence from the sport.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Prosecutors said McBride received a determinate sentence of 20 years and four months in prison, to be followed by an indeterminate sentence of 75 years to life in prison.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Cucumbers, beans, small squash and melon plants, annual herbs, determinate tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, lettuce, leafy greens, and annual flowers like cosmos and zinnias are just some of the plants that can grow in straw bale gardens.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Given how much of the story takes place in a confined setting, when one character launches themselves across a table to attack another, the moment is breathtaking.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
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Seniors Caroline Gamez and Mee Muldoon said this year’s trail is more confined — exclusively in the theater department — and hopefully spookier.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Leroy and his friend Pauly Russo (Rudy Mancuso) immediately notice the numerous restricted areas, which appear to interfere with sacred Indigenous grounds.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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The process typically lasts only a few minutes per sheep and is done at least once a year to prevent health complications such as overheating, flystrike, and restricted movement caused by excess wool growth.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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While Swift’s life is extraordinary, it’s also cloistered by wealth and celebrity; perhaps the range of feelings she’s allowed to experience has become circumscribed.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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Barrett understood its more circumscribed project.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Definable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/definable. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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