readable

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Recent Examples of readable Using a special encryption code, the operatives could translate the numerals into a readable message. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026 Accessed through tools like Claude Gov—which became a preferred option for some defense personnel, according to Bloomberg—the system taps into enormous data pipelines to turn a flood of unstructured information into readable intelligence. Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 6 Mar. 2026 That could make this screen workable for outdoor use and readable under adverse lighting. Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026 Invented in the early 2000s by John Gruber and Aaron Schwartz, Markdown is a backend writing format that, compared to, say, HTML, is more simple and readable for computers, and thus is booming once again in the era of AI search. Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for readable
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Adjective
  • These platforms must forge collaborative networks that mutually reinforce one another and establish a rigorous framework that makes the cultural values of the biennial format legible, tangible, and palpable to various segments of society in the immediate locale and across the continent.
    Smooth Nzewi, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Colleagues have praised not only his command of physiology but also his ability to make his reasoning legible—to turn clinical uncertainty into something teachable.
    Alexandra Sifferlin, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Most Yiddish literature, and especially that by women, was published in now-scarce journals, or on barely decipherable newsprint.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Avoid objectionable language, also known as any word or phrase that is readily decipherable.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The visible transformation was above ground.
    Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • In it, the moon is oriented upside down, with its South Pole facing upward and parts of its far side visible, according to the agency's description.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The point is that certain kinds of knowledge have long been passed down tacitly from generation to generation, but our culture, with its wild overreliance on the explicit and the useful, will soon produce people on whom such knowledge will be lost.
    Kristen Roupenian, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • This latter caper was certainly a more explicit violation of law than anything associated with the Rooney Rule.
    Howard L. Simon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Styles for men and women are available -- all with Allbirds design philosophy that's clean, modern and perfectly simple -- lightweight, bouncy and wildly comfortable.
    Tory Johnson, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Sue Kim, director of color marketing at Valspar, shares that clean, crisp whites, such as the brand’s Ultra White 7006-24, and warmer off-whites like Swiss Coffee 7002-16 are popular paint choices.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 8 Apr. 2026

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“Readable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/readable. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.

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