readable

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Recent Examples of readable Chatbots are great at creating relatively bland, highly readable prose, since that’s what is omnipresent in their training data. Gayle Rogers, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for readable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for readable
Adjective
  • Those options — less glamorous, less politically legible, but fiscally coherent — have been quietly sidelined.
    James Porter, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Can an art museum tell a non-linear version of art history and still be legible to its visitors?
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 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
  • After five months, DriveSavers recovered the contents of two of them, with artifacts of the damage still visible in certain images.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Sirius is the brightest nighttime star, and the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, the Big Dog, still barely visible in the low early evening southwestern sky.
    Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Could a traffic code provide explicit limits for every possible set of road conditions?
    Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • In many cases, Friedman said, authors assume they are not supposed to discuss their deals, even when there is no explicit restriction.
    Josh Rivera, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Efficiency today comes from clean execution, not pushing harder.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Then, tumble dry on low heat with clean tennis balls or dryer balls to break up clumps and restore fluffiness.
    Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 22 Apr. 2026

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“Readable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/readable. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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