as in justifiable
capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack
it is important to choose a maintainable position for your thesis
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justifiable
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The number of killings investigated last year fell to 67, with 57 of those categorized as murders — excluding cases such as justifiable homicides — a total not seen since 1967, according to data compiled by this news organization.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026 -
The joke isn’t on the protagonists for feeling justifiable feelings.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Maintainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maintainable. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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