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Recent Examples of rectifiable
Considering how fraught things turned through the spring, some will wonder what’s rectifiable.
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Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
If any air gets trapped in the pump, this is easily rectifiable by utilizing the unit’s air release valve.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2023
But while most of those bad hair moments are temporary (and rectifiable with the right hair-care routine), there is an actual medical syndrome that makes hair nearly impossible to deal with: Uncombable Hair Syndrome (UHS).
—Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 10 Oct. 2022
In the Huxtable household, problems could be complicated but always were easily rectifiable.
—Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com, 27 Apr. 2018
At work, at home, and in the personal lives of African-American women, there are rectifiable factors that are playing into the detriment of our health.
—Essence.com, 27 Oct. 2017
Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
If any air gets trapped in the pump, this is easily rectifiable by utilizing the unit’s air release valve.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2023
But while most of those bad hair moments are temporary (and rectifiable with the right hair-care routine), there is an actual medical syndrome that makes hair nearly impossible to deal with: Uncombable Hair Syndrome (UHS).
—Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 10 Oct. 2022
In the Huxtable household, problems could be complicated but always were easily rectifiable.
—Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com, 27 Apr. 2018
At work, at home, and in the personal lives of African-American women, there are rectifiable factors that are playing into the detriment of our health.
—Essence.com, 27 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectifiable
Adjective
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Calm, easy to pilot, and both predictable and correctable on track, the F80 transforms into a snarling monster on the road.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
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The shortcomings — insufficient specificity, thin systemic risk analysis, bank-centric case studies — are significant but correctable.—
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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How much of the damage is reparable is not yet clear.—
Phillips Payson O’Brien,
The Atlantic,
2 June 2025
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Despite being reparable, malfunctioning coffee machines, electric kettles, irons, and the like were ending up in landfills.—
Anne Pinto-Rodrigues,
Christian Science Monitor,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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And is any error repairable without a public crisis?—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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When getting a product repaired becomes almost as expensive as buying a new one, many consumers will choose to buy and throw repairable items away.—
Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy,
The Conversation,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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But some experts say the problem isn’t fixable.—
Joel Marks,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2026
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Yet experts say the program's financial problems are fixable — if lawmakers are willing to make difficult choices.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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The recent fire heavily damaged the structure, and a structural assessment found that what remains is not salvageable, DPR explained.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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The historic bandstand that caught fire in Denver’s City Park in March is not salvageable and will need to be torn down, according to Mayor Mike Johnston and Denver Parks & Recreation.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
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“Rectifiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectifiable. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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