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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
  • Best cooking classes for kids abroad For families traveling internationally or living overseas, two standout programs offer something memorable.
    Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
  • Since going back to work, her most memorable pop culture moments have been on the show Make It or Break It, her gig as a co-host on The View and her third-place finish on Dancing with the Stars.
    Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • However, the most noteworthy information in the report concerns the Florida spaceport, where demand from SpaceX’s Starship and Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch vehicles is expected to stress NASA.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026
  • Something so rare is noteworthy.
    Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 21 June 2026
Adjective
  • Led by remarkable goal-tending by 37-year-old Eloy Room, the Blue Wave turned away Ecuador time after time.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 21 June 2026
  • What’s remarkable is the speed of its development.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Adjective
  • Treating rumors as diagnostic signals of uncertainty or weak trust, rather than disloyalty, helps leaders improve communication and align words with observable actions.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Astronomers have discovered three comets from other stars passing by the sun in recent years, and there should be an observable number of meteoroids burning up in our atmosphere from other stars systems as well.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
Adjective
  • Kalshi and Polymarket have already inked major deals with news outlets, the National Hockey League and other notable companies like Venmo.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • And there is a notable gap in MSG's public calendar.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 19 June 2026

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“Nameable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nameable. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.

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