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Recent Examples of nameable Conservative audiences extend their trust to people with firsthand knowledge and physical skills, rooted in a specific, nameable place. Nadia Gill, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026 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 Thirteen nanometers is far, far, far beneath nameable perception. Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 21 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nameable
Adjective
  • My interest came from learning folk songs, memorable stories passed down over the generations in an oral sense before the American music business cut it up and started handing out ownership of copyrights and publishing.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • One of the most memorable moments comes at the film’s end, when Wadsworth runs about the mansion, trying to summarize the night’s events and explain the identity of the killer.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Luke Schoonmaker had some moments catching the football later in camp that were noteworthy.
    Jon Machota, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Most noteworthy is that all these products fall under the K-beauty category — which continues to drive and shape the landscape of consumer behavior.
    Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • With the remarkable rise in online food delivery, many restaurants struggle to balance service and food prep for diners in their establishments while also preparing staging and queuing delivery for takeout orders.
    George C. Lee II, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Sean and Ray have earned a remarkable reputation for championing distinctive filmmakers and original ideas.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • This configuration would allow the stealth fighter to preserve its low observable characteristics during combat operations.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Those are meaningful guardrails, but the industry-wide test is whether controls remain understandable, observable and recoverable when one workflow spans several platforms and something fails.
    Robert Kramer, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • This year’s discussion touched on the team’s current positive vibes, the recent addition of Von Miller, their rookie class and other notable performers in camp.
    Jon Machota, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Here are a few other notable towns that ranked among LendingTree’s top 50 for median home value.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

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“Nameable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nameable. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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