as in resolvable
capable of having the reason for or cause of determined
investigators found that the so-called mysterious happenings at the house were entirely explainable
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Adjective
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Jason Ritter plays Julian’s scenes in this episode with raw emotion, making the character’s choices more explicable, if not entirely forgivable.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025 -
An extraordinary and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws, and is therefore attributed to a divine agency?—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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These special prosecutors could investigate and charge high-ranking executive officials but were not answerable to the president.—
Anastasia Boden,
National Review,
4 July 2025
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After all, the president is answerable to the ballot box.—
Alex Vatanka,
Foreign Affairs,
13 June 2017
Adjective
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The value here is easy to see; had there been no incentive, those projects might not have been feasible at all.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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This project, if deemed feasible, would include a fitness center, community dining, commercial kitchen, meeting rooms, among other amenities.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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In the gut, soluble fiber mixes with water to form a gel-like substance.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
9 July 2025
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Research shows that soluble fiber, especially, can nourish the microbes that keep your intestines functioning normally.—
Mara Santilli,
SELF,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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In this framing, Earth’s challenges become just another set of engineering problems, solvable by recreating terrestrial conditions elsewhere.—
Dr. Alex Gold,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Traditional startups often begin with a market gap, but AI ventures require a deeper layer of validation: Is the problem solvable with AI?—
Rohit Anabheri,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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“Explainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explainable. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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