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Recent Examples of knowable
Our own inner cosmos of intentions, beliefs, and dreams is knowable only to ourselves.
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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
That’s not a knowable question (about turnover).
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
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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
That’s not a knowable question (about turnover).
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for knowable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knowable
Adjective
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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
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The Nicene Creed still had a rhapsodic, mesmerizing quality; the Lord’s Prayer would have been intelligible to anyone familiar with the English or Latin versions.—
Katie Thornton,
Harpers Magazine,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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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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Election officials, civil society groups and researchers can teach how audits work, host open-source verification demonstrations and ensure that high-tech electoral processes are comprehensible to voters.—
Bruce Schneier,
The Conversation,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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And that's a very reasonable and understandable complaint.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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The optimism is understandable, but the threat from AI agents is more immediate than the opportunity.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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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
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My goal is to make the cosmos graspable, so more people feel invited into the conversation of exploration.—
Steve Spaleta,
Space.com,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Sometimes the dynamic has obvious tensions, but on this trip, I was relieved to be with a duo that seemed to genuinely like each other.—
Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Dec. 2025
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Start by getting rid of obvious trash and recycling.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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That contrast was also manifest in the relative outcomes; the White House only belatedly announced deals for the sale of 200 Boeing jets and at least $17 billion of American agricultural products annually to China through 2028.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
20 May 2026
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Part of what makes this season so compelling is that Ohtani has made his desires so manifest.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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Nick’s parents left unambiguous instructions about when the funds in the Trust were to be released to him.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Ask Couto which of the trends reshaping Asia’s media landscape will matter most in five years, and the answer is unambiguous.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 June 2026
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“Knowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knowable. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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