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Recent Examples of readable
The greens, by the way, were meticulous and – always a delight – readable.
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Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Chess can seem abstruse and forbidding to the uninitiated, but Himelfarb’s account of it is as readable and comprehensible as any more familiar sports story—or, for that matter, any narrative in which a bunch of ambitious people pursue a single goal.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
Who knows, but this charm charms for being actually readable (supposedly).
—Lit Hub Approved, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Long recordings can be condensed into short, readable summaries that highlight key points and action items.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
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Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Chess can seem abstruse and forbidding to the uninitiated, but Himelfarb’s account of it is as readable and comprehensible as any more familiar sports story—or, for that matter, any narrative in which a bunch of ambitious people pursue a single goal.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
Who knows, but this charm charms for being actually readable (supposedly).
—Lit Hub Approved, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Long recordings can be condensed into short, readable summaries that highlight key points and action items.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for readable
Adjective
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By the time the pattern is legible in pipeline data, a brand's AI employees may have already repeated the same recommendations, favoring other names, across hundreds of thousands of conversations.—
Anisha Chawla,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Systems thinking has become unavoidable, and art has become a crucial tool for making invisible systems legible—and for fighting back.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
24 May 2026
Adjective
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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
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Avoid objectionable language, also known as any word or phrase that is readily decipherable.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Unlike last year, when advocacy groups on both sides staged more visible demonstrations, the off-track theatrics were largely absent.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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This was not a B-movie—money and care were spent, and that money and care are visible on-screen.—
Eric Berger & Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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These powerful entities ward off competition through implicit or explicit threats.—
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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This could show up as being clear on the values the company embraces and how these support innovation, but at the same time being explicit about the actions that will not be tolerated.—
David Morel,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Complimentary reef-safe sunscreen dispensers are available to guests property-wide and beach clean-ups are held regularly with guests invited to join.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Both teams have played a clean game so far with eight turnovers apiece.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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“Readable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/readable. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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