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Recent Examples of knowable
But whatever history is ultimately knowable, certain falsehoods and myths can be dispelled.
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Cory Franklin, Twin Cities, 1 June 2025
But there's more intrigue and more mystery, because nothing's totally knowable and solved.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 30 May 2025
Previous discussions of Bartram and peer artist-naturalists have highlighted how their art sought to make the natural world highly visible and knowable.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
But the details surrounding the characters of DOOM, their motivations, and their actions are intentionally shorn away, creating the sense that this is a work guided by an inner logic knowable only to the performers themselves.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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Cory Franklin, Twin Cities, 1 June 2025
But there's more intrigue and more mystery, because nothing's totally knowable and solved.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 30 May 2025
Previous discussions of Bartram and peer artist-naturalists have highlighted how their art sought to make the natural world highly visible and knowable.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
But the details surrounding the characters of DOOM, their motivations, and their actions are intentionally shorn away, creating the sense that this is a work guided by an inner logic knowable only to the performers themselves.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knowable
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Well, a University of Texas at Arlington researcher is aiming to turn barks, howls and whimpers of man’s best friend into intelligible speech — a kind of Rosetta Stone of woof.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Boston Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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The first verse features a rapid-fire, barely intelligible verse from the otherwise unknown qrinceton himself.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
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The idea is to make worker feedback less intimidating for companies by turning it into easily comprehensible data and action items.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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In the lab, Goldie’s thoughts circled and surrounded the minutiae of analysis and computation, sorted microscopic comparisons, developed overviews that laid out sequences and processes logically and accurately in theories not otherwise comprehensible.—
Annie Proulx,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The animating impulse behind Proposition 50 is understandable.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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Gary’s desperation throughout the episode is understandable.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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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
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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
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The single-minded obsession with Mamdani’s talk of affordability, while convenient for the mayor-elect and a vital part of his appeal, also misses an obvious point.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Could the Cavs tinker just a little more to take advantage of his efficiency and obvious talent, even when everyone else is healthy?—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Turner spoke with an arresting conviction, locating Canada’s fate in geography, history, and its defining quest to defy manifest destiny and political gravity.—
Dónal Gill,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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In the case of pro athletes, the skills being developed often manifest around the nature of media today.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The courseware grading system enforces the use of an unambiguous grading rubric, which furthers the bureaucratization of classroom life that helped to amplify grade inflation in the first place.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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The 22nd Amendment’s text and history are unambiguous.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, media companies cater to readers who typically aren’t attorneys and who want content presented in straightforward, interesting and digestible stories.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Foods rich in digestible starch include grains (like rice, wheat, and oats), starchy vegetables (such as potatoes, corn, and peas), and legumes (like lentils and beans).—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Knowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knowable. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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