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
Sorry, peanut gallery, but that’s not provable.
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Steve Buckley, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Federal prosecutors instead argued that the informant’s help amounted to little more than context to an otherwise provable case.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
In her dissent, Justice Jackson argued that the court was giving candidates the ability to sue in advance of provable harm, despite the fact that most voters don't have that ability.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 14 Jan. 2026
Both must meet demanding performance standards, operate on efficient edge-compute systems, deliver provable safety, and scale in a commercially viable way.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
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Steve Buckley, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Federal prosecutors instead argued that the informant’s help amounted to little more than context to an otherwise provable case.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
In her dissent, Justice Jackson argued that the court was giving candidates the ability to sue in advance of provable harm, despite the fact that most voters don't have that ability.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 14 Jan. 2026
Both must meet demanding performance standards, operate on efficient edge-compute systems, deliver provable safety, and scale in a commercially viable way.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for provable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for provable
Adjective
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Anywhere there is a deterministic output or verifiable outcome, the disruption potential becomes significant.—
Srini Attili,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Apple also promises that the security of Private Cloud Compute is continually verifiable by independent third parties.—
Ruben Circelli,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Underfunding staff at either end of the tenure spectrum can come with demonstrable and quantifiable risks.—
Sentry Insurance,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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These improvements, and the demonstrable impact of public dollars, make the case for continued investment.—
Brian Sherrod,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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Cekada is only the third person to be confirmed to lead the agency since the director's position was made confirmable in 2006.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 May 2026
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Cekada is only the third person to be confirmed to lead the agency since the director’s position was made confirmable in 2006.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The output has to be supportable, reviewable and grounded in information that can actually survive scrutiny later.—
Arun Ramakrishnan,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Claims about artificial intelligence must be technically accurate, operationally supportable, and consistent with the company’s financial results.—
Perrie M. Weiner,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Additional empirical evidence, including examination of the raccoon genome, is needed to know for sure.—
Shoshi Parks,
Popular Science,
10 June 2026
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However, despite popular anecdotal evidence that kratom can ease opioid addiction withdrawal symptoms, there is empirical evidence that kratom itself can become addictive.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2026
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“Provable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provable. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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