knowable

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Recent Examples of knowable In a letter obtained by CNBC, the league outlines examples of event contracts that could be easily manipulable by a single person, inherently objectionable, related to officiating and knowable in advance — and asks that operators refrain from offering such trades. Jessica Golden, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026 Our own inner cosmos of intentions, beliefs, and dreams is knowable only to ourselves. Conor Feehly, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026 Looksmaxxers hold a similarly superficial view of beauty as a kind of rigid mathematics with a single, knowable solution. Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026 The work is never entirely knowable. James Meyer, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for knowable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knowable
Adjective
  • Louden points out, for example, that Swedish and Norwegian are highly mutually intelligible, but neither is considered a dialect of the other, or of a parent language, primarily because each is associated with a separate nation-state.
    Eythana Miller, The Dial, 23 June 2026
  • The Aztecs had just two Americans on their roster, so what Caligiuri heard on the sideline was a mix of Spanish, Serbian and heavily accented — and barely intelligible — English from players born in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
Adjective
  • By these arguments, an AI proof of a mathematical conjecture that has stubbornly resisted human efforts would be useful only if comprehensible to humans.
    Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2026
  • Suddenly, Marjane succumbing to sorrow became achingly comprehensible.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
Adjective
  • That instinct is understandable.
    Frédérique Irwin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Meta’s plan to avoid the cash component is understandable, given that real-money betting is largely prohibited in some of its biggest markets, such as India, Indonesia, and Brazil.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • Apple and OpenAI may move to dismiss, arguing the complaint fails to plead a coherent market, a cognizable agreement to restrain trade, or non-speculative consumer harm.
    Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Even with Klayman not meeting the $30,000 threshold, Delgado could have recognized jurisdiction if Klayman stated a cognizable claim.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • In many cases, someone else did it first, someone else did it better, and the lack of graspable depth from the plot means the album lacks real stakes.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Sure enough, all tires were up and there were no obvious punctures or hissing sounds.
    Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 28 June 2026
  • One of the first obvious things was that Larry is the guy who told Lincoln to go see that play.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 27 June 2026
Adjective
  • To enter this anniversary uncritically — wrapped in flags and the mythology of manifest destiny — is to be bamboozled.
    Otis Moss III, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • In a sport where just one player can change lives and where a market like theirs should offer a manifest destiny, the team delivered, mostly, pain.
    Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 14 June 2026
Adjective
  • The surgical field offers an unusually clear window into this uncertainty paradox because the stakes are unambiguous.
    James G. Naples, Fortune, 27 June 2026
  • The clinical consensus on ESS is unambiguous.
    Scott White, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

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“Knowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knowable. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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