readable

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Recent Examples of readable June is when the sky becomes readable. Jamie Carter, Space.com, 19 June 2026 Georgia's current voting machines print a paper ballot containing both a human-readable summary of a voter's selections and a QR code that is ultimately scanned and counted by election equipment. Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 18 June 2026 Then, before county certification, electronic images created by the scanners for each ballot will be uploaded to a server, where optical character recognition software will be used to tally the votes using the human-readable text. ABC News, 14 June 2026 EPaper is a display technology—best known from the E Ink brand commercialized by E Ink Corporation and widely used in ereaders—that supports ultra-high pixel densities, reflects ambient light, remains readable in bright sunlight, and greatly conserves battery life. Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for readable
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Adjective
  • The leaders who get the most from this dimension make the connection legible in the work itself rather than asserting it from a stage.
    Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Keeping the human story legible against the weight of eight decades of historical events required a discipline that both directors returned to repeatedly.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 June 2026
Adjective
  • There was little or no organization among them, and some were scrawled in barely decipherable handwriting.
    Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
  • 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
Adjective
  • The smoke plume was visible across portions of eastern Sacramento County, including Arden Arcade, Folsom and Rosemont.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
  • Unlike tournaments of the past, all players, not just starters, face each other at the center circle during the national anthems, which is visible to all parts of the stadium.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
Adjective
  • There is no more explicit example of the vulnerability of American democracy, and of the magnitude of the task of repairing it once it is breached.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
  • The real toxicity concern, per The New Republic‘s review of contractor materials, confirming previous reporting from Meidas News, lies in the epoxy resin used for the pool’s new lining, which carries explicit long-term aquatic toxicity warnings.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 July 2026
Adjective
  • The design is open and clean, with a deliberate choice to draw the surrounding scenery deep into the interior of the home.
    Bridget Borgobello July 03, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
  • Plus, minimal prep means less clean-up and more time to relax and actually enjoy your food.
    Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 4 July 2026

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“Readable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/readable. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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