as in correctable
capable of being corrected
the problems with the local transportation system were severe but still remediable
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Recent Examples of remediable
The weekend ended with an entertaining display of the sort of effort that’s been absent for so long from the annual exhibition, and while these two things aren’t necessarily related, Sunday’s showcase suggests that even the league’s seemingly most intractable flaws might be remediable.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Right now the 20-point plan is in effect halted while Trump’s deputies make efforts to determine which of its deficiencies are remediable.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2025
Illogically, these remediable ordeals have gone on for decades, like the Tijuana River pollution disaster.
—Vincent Blocker, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
Government has provided incentives for wind and solar since the 1970s; the problems that remain are inherent, not entirely remediable.
—WSJ, 26 Apr. 2022
There are many factors that can impact sleep quality, nearly all of which are remediable.
—Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022
In the 1960s, the then-dominant Keynesian paradigm regarded any shortfall of output or employment, relative to a line connecting peaks, as a deficiency of aggregate demand, remediable by fiscal or monetary stimulus.
—John H. Cochrane, National Review, 9 Mar. 2021
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Right now the 20-point plan is in effect halted while Trump’s deputies make efforts to determine which of its deficiencies are remediable.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2025
Illogically, these remediable ordeals have gone on for decades, like the Tijuana River pollution disaster.
—Vincent Blocker, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
Government has provided incentives for wind and solar since the 1970s; the problems that remain are inherent, not entirely remediable.
—WSJ, 26 Apr. 2022
There are many factors that can impact sleep quality, nearly all of which are remediable.
—Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022
In the 1960s, the then-dominant Keynesian paradigm regarded any shortfall of output or employment, relative to a line connecting peaks, as a deficiency of aggregate demand, remediable by fiscal or monetary stimulus.
—John H. Cochrane, National Review, 9 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remediable
correctable
Adjective
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Still, some states consider driving with only one headlight a correctable violation, meaning police officers will only give a fix-it ticket.—
Isa Almeida,
Oklahoman,
26 Feb. 2026
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Several whistleblowers from Maryland’s Department of Human Services alleged a troubling scheme to deliberately leave correctable errors uncorrected in SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) payments, artificially keeping the error rate high to delay federal penalties.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Remediable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remediable. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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