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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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Suddenly, Marjane succumbing to sorrow became achingly comprehensible.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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Kids will get the messages that Plensa espouses as quickly as adults, but this work is an easy, comprehensible introduction to how artists work, using surprising materials in inventive ways to make viewers consider the world differently.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
Adjective
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Understanding the Turnover Challenge Many companies enter offshore hiring with understandable priorities.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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That concern is understandable.—
Kris Putnam-Walkerly,
Forbes.com,
18 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
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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
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
Adjective
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But what feels most haunting about the arc of then to now, about Smith’s unfathomable issues and woes — yet obvious heart and particularly evident quest to find himself in recent years — is that his words then were spoken with a sense of arrival and past tense.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
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Look in the most obvious places first.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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The clinical case for why this matters is unambiguous.—
Geri Stengel,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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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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“Knowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knowable. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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