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as in manageable
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as in punishable
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disciplinable
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As Edgecombe showed this season, finding talent in the draft can give Philadelphia a key rotation-level player on a manageable contract.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
13 May 2026 -
What had been manageable for years became impossible to ignore.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Gerard Moorer, 42, of Chicago, who served as Davis’ deputy district director and ran unsuccessfully for the statehouse himself in 2020, was charged in the nine-page indictment with three counts of wire fraud, each of which is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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Second violations carry a $1,000 fine, and each subsequent violation is considered a misdemeanor offense punishable by another fine and up to six months in jail.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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The goal, Rosmarin argues, is to stop trying to control what was never controllable in the first place.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
8 May 2026
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Since the turn of the millennium, researchers have developed photonic-crystal lasers that are tiny, energy-efficient, highly controllable, and can emit very bright, narrow beams.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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This time, of course, Rodgers is the one responsible for the melodrama, albeit a far tamer manifestation of it than the madness Favre generated in his final days in Green Bay.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Derivatives contracts that hedge against inflation risk are around their highest since October 2025 but still relatively tame, and futures traders expect Fed officials largely to sit on their hands until the inflation storm passes.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
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Seeking help can mean inviting the state into one’s home in ways that may bring new harms, including the removal of children or criminalization of a partner whose behavior has not yet risen to the level of a chargeable offense.—
Earl Smith,
Time,
5 May 2026
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Many are chargeable for cordless operation or, in the case of our favorite travel fan, can even function as chargers themselves.—
Kat Merck,
Wired News,
19 Apr. 2026
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The immediate relief operation is difficult but tractable: count the food packages, match the supply to the shelters, and sign people up for financial assistance.—
Carla Sertin,
Wired News,
8 Apr. 2026
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At the top will be the most computationally intensive methods—prohibitively expensive on classical computers but tractable on quantum computers.—
Chi Chen,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Mar. 2026
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When Richards began his career in criminal-justice advocacy, the idea of closing Rikers Island would have been a radical fantasy.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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Jayvon Boyd, 27, was charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon in the stabbing, which occurred the day before.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Red clover stands taller, is less amenable to mowing, and can be short-lived.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
13 May 2026
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The Good Neighbor Council for Control of Airport Noise was not amenable.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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“Disciplinable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disciplinable. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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