refutable

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Adjective
  • Obama has now been succeeded twice by his arguable antithesis, Donald Trump, ...
    Jack Butler, National Review, 15 June 2025
  • But certifying who gets to participate in the lawsuit can take months or years, while a policy and its arguable harms would survive.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 18 May 2025
Adjective
  • Essentially, that made all else moot, overshadowing another uninspiring effort by center Kel’el Ware, as well as quality Heat contributions from Pelle Larsson and Javonte Cooke.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2025
  • After last month’s Israeli and American military strikes, including Israel’s targeting of Iran’s senior nuclear scientists, that historical issue is now moot.
    John R. Bolton, The Atlantic, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • Trump’s remarks targeting wind and solar are certainly debatable, but the direction of energy and climate policy in his second presidency is well beyond any real doubt.
    David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
  • But whether those are true All-Star-caliber numbers is certainly debatable — and the MLB selection did not take into account the issue of his health.
    Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Adjective
  • The hardcore wipe in Escape From Tarkov got off to a rough start, with some questionable decisions or simple oversights that really hampered the player experience.
    Mike Stubbs, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • With questionable Dolphins secondary, can better pass rush make up for the back end?
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • But startup founder Emil Barr says everything is negotiable — even your college tuition.
    Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 3 June 2025
  • What’s not negotiable is the conveying of their connection, both as the best of friends and their proximity in UCLA’s batting order.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • Paxton, the controversial state attorney general who survived an impeachment trial last year, is running against long-serving Senator John Cornyn.
    Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • The drop follows a wave of controversial policy moves, including the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill and expanded tariffs on Canadian imports.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • For now, the claims about K2-18 b remain compelling but inconclusive.
    Oliver Swainston, Space.com, 28 June 2025
  • An initial autopsy performed by was inconclusive with further testing needed to determine how the baby died, a city Medical Examiner spokeswoman said Wednesday.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
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“Refutable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refutable. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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