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Recent Examples of nameable Again, the theatrical elements — especially the text — come together as pieces that sit side by side to become a greater whole that is less nameable than felt. Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2023 In distributing blame so widely yet specifically, Sorkin and Zukin strongly suggested that nameable individuals had made identifiable mistakes, ceding vision in the name of short-term goals. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 31 Aug. 2021 Raphael’s portrait of Baldassare Castiglione exists at one specific point on the planet, and nowhere else, having begun in one nameable place and followed a track through time, owner by owner and wall to wall. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2020 What helps people survive is specific hope for a nameable and better future. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 25 May 2020 Klein seems to suggest, accurately, that the core alliance of the modern G.O.P.—economic élites and poor whites—is the strategic creation of nameable individuals. Stephen Metcalf, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2020 Thirteen nanometers is far, far, far beneath nameable perception. Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 21 Jan. 2020 With every interesting flavor, there usually turn out to be three specific, nameable elements that create the mystery, and all the rest of that. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 May 2018 Until last year, Sterling K. Brown and Brian Tyree Henry had carved out parallel careers as recognizable but not particularly nameable actors. Jeremy Egner, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nameable
Adjective
  • The alchemy of bringing multiple things together to create a memorable pitch and start an exciting partnership all depends on chemistry.
    Rob Davis, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Some routes, of course, are superior to others, serving up memorable views from the observation car—or a private roomette.
    Ellen Carpenter, AFAR Media, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Villa have made up some ground this season, particularly because Newcastle have spent minimally in 2024-25, but the difference between the two is noteworthy.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
  • For Davenport, this news came after a relatively brief but noteworthy stint with the company.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Kawhi Leonard was the star of the show, though, leading the Clippers with 39 points on a remarkable 15-for-19 shooting night.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2025
  • This kind of relationship with their host tree leads to remarkable accuracy for emerging every 13 or 17 years, Dugas said.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The most notable success story was cornerback Jerry Jacobs, undrafted in 2021 out of Arkansas.
    Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Philadelphia’s most notable sanctuary policy, an executive order signed by then-Mayor Jim Kenney in January 2016, is its refusal to have its jails honor ICE detainers or requests for release dates.
    Jennifer J. Lee, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2025

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“Nameable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nameable. Accessed 4 May. 2025.

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