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as in discernible
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as in identifiable
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Recent Examples of recognizable
His family name is a recognizable one Magyar comes from a family of prominent conservatives in Hungary, according to EuroNews.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
Customers are gravitating toward pieces with authenticity and recognizable cultural references, items that feel both personal and rooted in a specific moment or aesthetic.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 13 Apr. 2026
While these are easily recognizable (and low quality), the assignment became untenable.
—ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
But Guiry's role as Smalls is still his most recognizable, even all these years later.
—Madeline Boardman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026
Cord, with one of the more recognizable voices in all of Philadelphia sports, called his final regular-season game after 28 seasons on the mic.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
One of the South’s most recognizable postcard settings is facing growing concerns over homelessness, encampments and public safety, with critics warning the issues are spreading beyond Savannah’s storybook streets to other scenic Georgia cities.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Expect recognizable pieces from the likes of Dalí, El Greco, Monet, Picasso, and Rembrandt.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
Obvious signs Some signs that your child doesn’t feel safe opening up to you are much more recognizable.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 11 Apr. 2026
Rachel Treisman, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
Customers are gravitating toward pieces with authenticity and recognizable cultural references, items that feel both personal and rooted in a specific moment or aesthetic.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 13 Apr. 2026
While these are easily recognizable (and low quality), the assignment became untenable.
—ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
But Guiry's role as Smalls is still his most recognizable, even all these years later.
—Madeline Boardman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026
Cord, with one of the more recognizable voices in all of Philadelphia sports, called his final regular-season game after 28 seasons on the mic.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
One of the South’s most recognizable postcard settings is facing growing concerns over homelessness, encampments and public safety, with critics warning the issues are spreading beyond Savannah’s storybook streets to other scenic Georgia cities.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Expect recognizable pieces from the likes of Dalí, El Greco, Monet, Picasso, and Rembrandt.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
Obvious signs Some signs that your child doesn’t feel safe opening up to you are much more recognizable.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recognizable
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With no discernible up or down in space, the astronauts strapped into sleeping bags hanging from the walls each night.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, as Effie, Carmela Mayo did a marvelous job keeping the mime passages in character but also broad enough to make every plot point discernable in a vast venue.—
Rachel Howard,
San Francisco Chronicle,
11 Apr. 2026
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Gone are the mint-and-pink lids that became a recent staple among San Diego kids (and some adults) and were easily identifiable even in packed stadiums.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, requires certain organizations that maintain identifiable health information — such as hospitals and insurers — to protect it from being disclosed without patient consent.—
Amanda Seitz,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Each consists of no more than two visible walls — showing bare, wooden interiors — with the rest left to our imagination.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2026
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The Treasure Valley has grown massively in the last few years, and while some changes have been obvious – like a boom in housing and congested traffic – other shifts haven't been as visible.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Apr. 2026
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Verstappen is frustrated, and that’s understandable behavior for a four-time F1 champ.—
Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
9 Apr. 2026
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Both employ understandable language in their help files, too.—
Kathy Yakal,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Fresh off the global success of KPop Demon Hunters, the film’s vocal stars are bringing their fandom full circle with a new collaboration that turns a familiar fast-food run into an immersive experience.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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The arguments in Madigan’s case had a familiar ring in a state where the line between legal politics and bribery has always seemed a blurry one.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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An airport offers, if not exactly an equitable experience (there are Clear lines, lounge archipelagos), then at least a perceptible simulacrum of equality, in that everyone rides the same people movers past the same Cinnabons.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Instead, there was a perceptible rise in militant attacks within Pakistan, accompanied by Kabul’s reluctance or inability to decisively act against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.—
Rabia Akhtar,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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The clash with residents is especially noticeable in Mallorca, where thousands took to the streets in June 2025 to protest the growth of tourism on the island, as Fox News Digital reported at the time.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Her omissions are noticeable as well.—
Madeline Leung Coleman,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Recognizable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recognizable. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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