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Recent Examples of knowable
Looksmaxxers hold a similarly superficial view of beauty as a kind of rigid mathematics with a single, knowable solution.
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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
Variety reports that KPop Demon Hunters did $18–20 million in business, putting it above Weapons’s more knowable third week of $15.6 million.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2025
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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
Variety reports that KPop Demon Hunters did $18–20 million in business, putting it above Weapons’s more knowable third week of $15.6 million.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for knowable
Adjective
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News media break reality down and repackage it into intelligible narratives.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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There’s a way to use vocoder and elicit emotion—see Bon Iver or Rosalía—but MORI’s technique shrinks the warmth of his bari-bass to a barely intelligible mumble.—
E.R. Pulgar,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Dahl’s revulsion at the violence committed in Israel’s name is at once comprehensible, in and of itself, and rooted in Dahl’s set of antisemitic beliefs.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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Davis is wry and quietly defiant of stereotype, her Elaine’s composure hard-won and her sacrifice of certain kinds of sympathy fully comprehensible.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Verstappen is frustrated, and that’s understandable behavior for a four-time F1 champ.—
Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
9 Apr. 2026
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Both employ understandable language in their help files, too.—
Kathy Yakal,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 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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Another obvious, simple solution is just to chill out.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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One obvious example is the use of modular, prefabricated components to quickly and relatively cheaply build housing.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But in the scene where Willy asks for a job in town, not schlepping every week to New England, all the fears of the older worker are manifest.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Like Jacobs, Coppola is highly invested in fashion, an interest that is manifest in her work.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Specifically regarding the hyperscalers, Wilson was unambiguous.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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April 20 – May 20 Comfort grows when plans stay unambiguous and uncomplicated.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Knowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knowable. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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