as in verifiable
capable of being proven as true or real
as a serious scientist, she is only interested in demonstrable phenomena
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Recent Examples of demonstrable
What people eat – or fail to eat – has a demonstrable effect on their gut microbiomes.
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Bill Sullivan, The Conversation, 18 Feb. 2026
Safety improves when enforcement is narrowly focused, standards are consistent, and decisions are tied to demonstrable risks on the road — not assumptions about who belongs.
—Bhupinder Kaur, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
While these are perfectly valid reasons to transfer, they should be framed in the most demonstrable and specific terms in the essay.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The focus is shifting, however, from marginal productivity gains to demonstrable ROI.
—Aslesha Mehta, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
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Bill Sullivan, The Conversation, 18 Feb. 2026
Safety improves when enforcement is narrowly focused, standards are consistent, and decisions are tied to demonstrable risks on the road — not assumptions about who belongs.
—Bhupinder Kaur, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
While these are perfectly valid reasons to transfer, they should be framed in the most demonstrable and specific terms in the essay.
—Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
The focus is shifting, however, from marginal productivity gains to demonstrable ROI.
—Aslesha Mehta, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for demonstrable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demonstrable
Adjective
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All their communication was written under their pseudonym and no verifiable personal details have ever been released or revealed.—
Chas Newkey-Burden,
TheWeek,
9 Apr. 2026
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Released by OpenAI in 2024, SimpleQA is essentially a list of more than 4,000 questions with verifiable answers that can be fed into an AI.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Given the Restaurants are all in various stages, the timelines for each are not confirmable at this time.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
14 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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But a new, experimental blood test developed by researchers at Duke Health and the University of Minnesota might someday provide empirical clues — at least in the sense of short-term survival.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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There is also growing empirical evidence that poorly implemented AI simply increases work intensity — flooding organizations with output that still requires human attention, judgment, and correction.—
Omar Abbosh,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Demonstrable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demonstrable. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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