as in verifiable
capable of being proven as true or real
the police have more than enough evidence to build a provable case against the accused
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Recent Examples of provable
To Okolo at the Brookings Institution, the battle over whether chatbots perpetuate left- or right-leaning views is overshadowed by another fight over the acceptance of provable facts.
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Bobby Allyn, NPR, 23 July 2025
But for complex agents, provable utility doesn’t come easily.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2025
Playoff Nembhard is a provable phenomenon, as the Knicks know better than anyone else.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Independent peer review is crucial to scrutinizing conclusions and methods before a paper is presented as provable science.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025
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Bobby Allyn, NPR, 23 July 2025
But for complex agents, provable utility doesn’t come easily.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 June 2025
Playoff Nembhard is a provable phenomenon, as the Knicks know better than anyone else.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Independent peer review is crucial to scrutinizing conclusions and methods before a paper is presented as provable science.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for provable
Adjective
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Mastercard is also working closely with standards bodies such as the FIDO Alliance to create verifiable credentials that prove a shopper approved the merchant, the product, and the transaction amount.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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This dash of skepticism is welcome, in the cauldron brew of the Marlovian legend, yet even Kuriyama is faced with certain details, at once verifiable and highly suggestive, that float in the murk.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That signals a future where employability is measured less by diplomas and more by demonstrable skills — and where the responsibility for training shifts from universities to corporations.—
Jason Wingard,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Such a license requires that applicants have demonstrable skills needed to operate the trucks on highways and city streets.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Provable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provable. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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