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
Baffert throughout has maintained his innocence, arguing that Medina Spirit’s positive arose from an ointment given to the horse for a skin rash – a credible explanation but not a provable one, according to lab testing experts.
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Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
What To Know Bove's memo outlines a return to policies aimed at pursuing the most serious provable offenses, a hallmark of prior Republican administrations.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
One of the key ways to do this will be to focus on concrete and provable actions.
—Catherine Erdly, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
This claim is much more direct and easily provable, Mr. Cholst said.
—Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Money, 2 May 2025
What To Know Bove's memo outlines a return to policies aimed at pursuing the most serious provable offenses, a hallmark of prior Republican administrations.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
One of the key ways to do this will be to focus on concrete and provable actions.
—Catherine Erdly, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
This claim is much more direct and easily provable, Mr. Cholst said.
—Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for provable
Adjective
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Any agreement must be verifiable and backed by serious consequences.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
semafor.com,
18 June 2025
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Yet despite Agrippina’s undeniable influence on Imperial Rome, there remain few verifiable details about her—and these largely circle around her male family members (along with having Nero for a son, the dastardly Caligula was her brother).—
Diana Arterian
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps Newsom’s hoping that this new fight with Trump over immigration will make voters turn a blind eye to his demonstrable failures as an executive, and just in time for 2028.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2025
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This issue represents a pressing economic challenge in Pakistan, as well as other parts of the world: having a vast population with demonstrable financial discipline, yet for many, no pathway to formal credit.—
Murtaza Ali,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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“Provable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/provable. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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