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as in audible
able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind
an evening star easily distinguishable by the naked eye
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as in different
being not of the same kind
snowflakes are distinguishable from each other under a microscope
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Recent Examples of distinguishable
Second, the two sides must be readily distinguishable from each other, usually by applying color or markings to one side, although in rare cases they can be distinguished by shape, with one side being convex and the other being concave.
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ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
For Fall 2026, creative director Anthony Vaccarello showcased a series of single- and double-breasted black suits, distinguishable from one another by the slightest shade.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
The details of the plot are not particularly important or distinguishable from previous entries.
—Michael Ordoña, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2026
In the city’s Financial District, home to Canada’s major banks, locals are easily distinguishable from tourists and visitors by the conspicuous absence of winter paraphernalia.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Two executive chefs ago, Georgie had a distinguishable French bent under the leadership of RJ Yoakum, who previously spent years working for Thomas Keller at The French Laundry.
—Claire Ballor
staff Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
The team recorded the neuron’s electrical activity to test whether the process could produce distinguishable signals.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
Student employment is legally distinguishable from professional employment.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Feb. 2026
And there are active pages on Bandcamp that have adopted the same skeevy tactics that grifters use on Spotify and YouTube; across a few months last year, the account Cyberfunk Station puked out over 30 albums packed with barely distinguishable, nimble disco grooves.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
For Fall 2026, creative director Anthony Vaccarello showcased a series of single- and double-breasted black suits, distinguishable from one another by the slightest shade.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026
The details of the plot are not particularly important or distinguishable from previous entries.
—Michael Ordoña, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2026
In the city’s Financial District, home to Canada’s major banks, locals are easily distinguishable from tourists and visitors by the conspicuous absence of winter paraphernalia.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Two executive chefs ago, Georgie had a distinguishable French bent under the leadership of RJ Yoakum, who previously spent years working for Thomas Keller at The French Laundry.
—Claire Ballor
staff Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
The team recorded the neuron’s electrical activity to test whether the process could produce distinguishable signals.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
Student employment is legally distinguishable from professional employment.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Feb. 2026
And there are active pages on Bandcamp that have adopted the same skeevy tactics that grifters use on Spotify and YouTube; across a few months last year, the account Cyberfunk Station puked out over 30 albums packed with barely distinguishable, nimble disco grooves.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for distinguishable
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Many documents are not compatible with a screen reader, which is software that translates what's visually represented on a webpage into audible speech.—
Jonaki Mehta,
NPR,
6 Apr. 2026
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Aventura, for example, ruled e-bikes must be pedal-powered, with motors off, unless in a bicycle lane, and riders must give pedestrians an audible signal before passing while on an e-scooter or e-bike.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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Lee Clay Johnson’s Bloodline and Carl Hiaasen’s Fever Beach answer that question in different, equally impressive ways.—
Francine Prose,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Lemon said that might no longer be a dealbreaker for some candidates, but feels that as a Black man, he’d be held to a different standard.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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McCoy Moore was a modest 16-year-old Florida high school sophomore with no discernable musical talent — didn’t sing or write, couldn’t play a lick of guitar, and had no plans to do any of it — until his mom somehow got him inside Luke Combs’ tour bus.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Apr. 2026
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Flying heat shield forward, the Orion will hit the top of the discernible atmosphere while moving at some 25,000 mph.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Lubeck’s distinctive style—marked by one-of-a-kind antique stones and intricate hand-engraving work—caught Swift’s eye.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
8 Apr. 2026
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Back in the 1930s, the founders of the club worked with Louis Alphonse Berckmans, son of the nursery’s late owner, to adorn each of the 18 holes with a distinctive species and since then some 80,000 plants and 350 different varieties have been added.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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Nigel Hughes, who tracks housing markets across the country, says there has already been a noticeable shift.—
Brad Hamilton,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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But political observers say many Georgia taxpayers could see a noticeable reduction in taxes in the years ahead.—
David Wickert,
AJC.com,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The feature starring Jaafar Jackson as the King of Pop and directed by Antoine Fuqua is strong across all demos and diverse groups, though slightly more pronounced in first choice with men and women over 25.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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Although no continent on Earth is now untouched by the diverse and delicious seed and food crops developed in the Americas, the brilliance of the native peoples who domesticated these nourishing plants over millennia has largely been overlooked by history.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Even with no other detectable galaxies around it, this galaxy — known as MCG+01–02–015 — displays enormous evidence of having merged with smaller galaxies over its cosmic history.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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Designed to evoke the Golden Age of travel, the ridged shell has a distinct midcentury sensibility and a presence few other cases can match.—
Charley Ward,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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Typically speaking, modern wars tend to consist of various distinct phases, the first of which tends to be to blind the enemy.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Distinguishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distinguishable. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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