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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for provable
Adjective
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Human rights organizations, including Foro Penal, said witnesses reported seeing Quero Navas in August 2025 when he was allegedly transferred for medical treatment, but no verifiable information about his status emerged afterward.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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Another safeguard in place is that most states contract with and approve fiscal intermediaries, which act as payroll, payment and compliance managers, to make sure that there are verifiable records, payment controls and audit trails in place for the Medicaid program.—
Alison Barkoff,
The Conversation,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The question is whether the harm is demonstrable, measurable, and unaddressed by existing law.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
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But Hadler does not believe that fibromyalgia should be classified as a disease in the traditional biomedical sense, because medicine has yet to identify a discrete, demonstrable pathophysiological process underlying it.—
Jason Liebowitz,
The Atlantic,
12 May 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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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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At best, empirical work in economics or management consulting could identify and address social problems rather than merely justify boss power.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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Brosy says the empirical evidence from cities like Vancouver and Paris backs up that view.—
Trevor Laurence Jockims,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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“Provable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provable. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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