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Recent Examples of recoverable
The vehicles can also be built to be recoverable in support of ever-changing mission needs.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
According to research firm Wood Mackenzie, Venezuela has at least 241 billion barrels of recoverable crude oil.
—Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
The Eaton Fire Survivors Network is urging Southern California Edison to provide up to $200,000 per household in a temporary housing advance that’d be fully recoverable.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
That’s serious, but recoverable.
—Vimal Kapur, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
For decades, most of this oil was classified not as reserves, but as resources—hydrocarbons known to exist but not considered economically recoverable.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
The state’s 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act caps recoverable renovation expenses at $50,000 spread over 15 years.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Two years later, on April 26, 1949, a military board classified Bowden’s remains as non-recoverable.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
Protestors fear that includes an institutional knowledge base that may not be recoverable.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
According to research firm Wood Mackenzie, Venezuela has at least 241 billion barrels of recoverable crude oil.
—Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
The Eaton Fire Survivors Network is urging Southern California Edison to provide up to $200,000 per household in a temporary housing advance that’d be fully recoverable.
—Paris Barraza, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
That’s serious, but recoverable.
—Vimal Kapur, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
For decades, most of this oil was classified not as reserves, but as resources—hydrocarbons known to exist but not considered economically recoverable.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
The state’s 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act caps recoverable renovation expenses at $50,000 spread over 15 years.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Two years later, on April 26, 1949, a military board classified Bowden’s remains as non-recoverable.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 6 Oct. 2025
Protestors fear that includes an institutional knowledge base that may not be recoverable.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recoverable
Adjective
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He might be better served by taking his own advice before dissing so many of his fellow rappers on publicly retrievable jail calls.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But for older patients, many conditions are manageable but not curable.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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But this is 155 patients who otherwise should not have died of a potentially curable disease.—
Angus Chen,
STAT,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Those vouchers would be redeemable for a future men’s basketball game this season, based on availability.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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But there were a few redeemable qualities each had, and Ross should be looking for these traits in all of his candidates.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Illogically, these remediable ordeals have gone on for decades, like the Tijuana River pollution disaster.—
Vincent Blocker,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Aug. 2023
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Government has provided incentives for wind and solar since the 1970s; the problems that remain are inherent, not entirely remediable.—
WSJ,
WSJ,
26 Apr. 2022
Adjective
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As the race to find alternative cooling tech heats up, researchers are exploring climate-friendly options such as elastocaloric cooling, a solid-state tech that moves heat through reversible phase transformations.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Feb. 2026
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This means the product can cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Recoverable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recoverable. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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