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Recent Examples of justifiability
The mixing of politics and scientific justifiability goes back even to Trump’s first term.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025
Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for justifiability
Noun
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Visa requirements, passport validity and entry regulations should be confirmed well in advance.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2026
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In June, Fairview residents filed a lawsuit challenging the Town Council’s permit approval and the validity of the vote.—
Lilly Kersh,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In taking this event as his starting point, Alper has created a film that is both culturally specific, and has plenty of wider applicability as well.—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
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If multiple hypotheses work to explain the data equally well but one conflicts with reality in some other realm (and the other doesn’t), the one that’s valid across the widest range of applicability is superior.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Some of those local media outlets were at a Sharks practice for the first time this season, underscoring the team’s growing relevance and Celebrini’s reach as one of the Bay Area’s most recognizable sports figures.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The goal was to strengthen synergies between the two trade shows, increase international relevance and make the experience more seamless for buyers and vendors.—
Katie Abel,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But Record of the Year is not a pertinence or a lyric award.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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This combination brings velocity, pertinence and ingenuity. 3.—
Gaurav Aggarwal,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
Noun
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These artists want acting roles — particularly ones that get them cultural clout and not just a check — and A24 is seeking castings that co-sign their project’s zeitgeist-y relevancy.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Feb. 2026
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This weekend should serve as yet another reminder of how far this franchise has fallen from relevancy.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Every roller runs on its own bearing, with custom aluminum hubs and TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane, a flexible 3D-printing material) tires.—
Omar Kardoudi
March 01,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2026
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But as our perceptions of Clark shift with various revelations, Bateman masterfully modifies his bearing from blandly sinister to sweetly sincere and back again.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Justifiability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/justifiability. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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