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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Recent Examples of explainable
The pressure to produce explainable answers will outpace the pressure to produce smarter answers in every domain where the answer has consequences.
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Anna Meadows, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Regulatory bodies increasingly expect documentation that demonstrates validation testing, bias mitigation protocols, and explainable outputs.
—Ethan Stone
june 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
But to deny Jackson’s complexity only flattens his genius—as well as his kindness and fragility—into something manageable, explainable.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 Apr. 2026
At first, the pain felt explainable.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
One way to make the model more transparent is by applying an additional model called XAI, or explainable artificial intelligence.
—Isaac Quaye, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Each episode, on its own, was explainable.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Flagstaff, Arizona — For no explainable practical reason, humans are enamored with – and even empathetic toward – specific inanimate objects.
—David Allan, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
It should be understood that ESPN valued Tirico, but lacked an urgency to retain him that is still not fully explainable.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Anna Meadows, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Regulatory bodies increasingly expect documentation that demonstrates validation testing, bias mitigation protocols, and explainable outputs.
—Ethan Stone
june 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
But to deny Jackson’s complexity only flattens his genius—as well as his kindness and fragility—into something manageable, explainable.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 Apr. 2026
At first, the pain felt explainable.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
One way to make the model more transparent is by applying an additional model called XAI, or explainable artificial intelligence.
—Isaac Quaye, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Each episode, on its own, was explainable.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Flagstaff, Arizona — For no explainable practical reason, humans are enamored with – and even empathetic toward – specific inanimate objects.
—David Allan, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
It should be understood that ESPN valued Tirico, but lacked an urgency to retain him that is still not fully explainable.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explainable
Adjective
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But one of the challenges here is that some of these crises are not immediately resolvable.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Coordinated Set Identification Service (CSIS) allows two earbuds—or two hearing aids—to be discovered and managed as a coordinated set rather than independently, with resolvable identifiers and set‑level locks.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Throughout its 17 years, bitcoin has been defined by cycles—booms and busts that are sometimes explicable and sometimes not.—
Will Gottsegen,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Strange and not entirely explicable things are nowadays happening in the world of wind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Our lame-duck governor is happily corrupt and no longer answerable to Floridians.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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In these essays, our columnists follow their curiosity, and explore important but not necessarily answerable scientific questions.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Some companies that recognize quantum technology’s importance lack a feasible deployment strategy.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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But is this economically feasible?—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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When the plants start to root, apply a half-strength, water-soluble fertilizer weekly until they are added to the landscape site.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
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Bananas have soluble and insoluble fiber, both important types, Valente shares.—
Alexandra Frost,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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The good news is that this is a solvable problem.—
C200,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Rotaku, a startup from the San Francisco Bay Area, thinks that's a solvable engineering problem and made its first move to change that.—
Omar Kardoudi
May 26,
New Atlas,
26 May 2026
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“Explainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explainable. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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