expressible

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Recent Examples of expressible If computers are flawed analysts of straightforward productivity, imagine, now, applying that same technology to something as complex as the constellation of emotions expressible by humans. Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026 But in an Akan language, the notion that an object could exist as a bare substrate, stripped of properties—say, the idea of a stone, with its weight, texture, and color subtracted—is basically unintelligible; the metaphysical split between a thing and its properties isn’t naturally expressible. Lula Konner, The New York Review of Books, 4 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
  • Explain how the agent takes in tasks and context and how the output is measured against definable tolerances (targets, conformances and limits).
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Weddings are like airports–liminal spaces that exist out of time and definable space.
    Bobby Finger June 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
Adjective
  • Musculoskeletal disorders, especially low back pain; mental disorders, such as depression and anxiety; hearing loss, falls and other non-communicable accounted for about 57% of all years lived in poor health worldwide.
    Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026
  • Nonetheless, Khatima recorded a series of facts which indicated that the Black Death actually was communicable.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Adjective
  • In many societies, sexuality is not speakable.
    Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

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“Expressible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expressible. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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