recoverable

adjective

as in retrievable

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Recent Examples of recoverable Relativity Space is developing a partially reusable heavy-lifter named Terran R, and Firefly Aerospace is partnering with Northrop Grumman on the Eclipse rocket, which officials say will eventually have a recoverable and reusable first stage. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 The exhibition in 1985 was held in the same museum but in different spaces, and regarding the pieces on display, not all were recoverable. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 9 July 2026 In the luxury hospitality business, that may not be a recoverable loss. — Brian Coyne, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Among the evidence being reviewed are witness statements, radar data, video footage and any recoverable electronic devices from the aircraft. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 June 2026 Roycemore School did not immediately respond to a Pioneer Press request for comment on the recoverable grant conditions or identify the source of the funding. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026 These cataclysms locked inside the Delaware Basin more than 46 billion barrels of technically recoverable crude oil, and 281 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. — Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026 With headquarters in Long Beach, California, Rocket Lab can launch vehicles from the USA as well as from its A and B launch pads on New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula for its partly-recoverable, smaller payload, two-stage Electron rockets. — New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2026 These are not recoverable shortfalls. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recoverable
  1. retrievable
  2. curable
  3. redeemable
  4. remediable
  5. reversible
Adjective
  • And newer brands can build easily retrievable content and clean website architecture without worrying about legacy technical debt.
    — Tyler Jordan, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • The more intrepid our assertions of individual presence, the more makeshift seem our identities, the less retrievable our origins.
    — Patrick R. Crowley, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Definition of retrievable
Adjective
  • The condition isn’t curable and has to be efficiently managed over time.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Improvements in blood tests, meanwhile, dovetail with rapid developments in treatments for various cancers, making the disease ever more survivable or even curable.
    — Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 22 June 2026
Definition of curable
Adjective
  • The acquisition of the common shares gives Gokongwei an initial 10% stake that could go up to 15% if all the redeemable preferred shares are converted, the company said.
    — Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The coupon and $1 off deal are redeemable at all Kroger Family of Stores locations except QFC from June 19 to July 3.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 18 June 2026
Definition of redeemable
Adjective
  • And those hard-material limits are not remediable through belief.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
  • Others described disciplinary processes that escalated quickly and unpredictably, often tied to subjective assessments of behavior rather than remediable clinical skills.
    — Vanessa Grubbs, STAT, 1 June 2026
Definition of remediable
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  • The electromagnetic warfare’s system reversible and non-reversible capabilities further secures the invisible frontline on the electromagnetic spectrum.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 July 2026
  • Given that the one-piece is reversible, you’re guaranteed plenty of bang for your buck.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
Definition of reversible

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