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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 -
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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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
Adjective
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All of that should be correctable.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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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
Adjective
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Considering how fraught things turned through the spring, some will wonder what’s rectifiable.—
Brendan Quinn,
The Athletic,
21 Aug. 2024
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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
Adjective
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Johnson wrote in a letter in the filing to the Illinois review board that Hoover is repentant and has the potential and the desire to live the rest of his life as a force for good in his community.—
Beatrice Peterson,
ABC News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Perry had been reluctant to engage with recovery groups in the past, which are often structured around repentant confessions.—
Katy Golvala,
Hartford Courant,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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However, the coherent ones are caused by flaws in the hardware and are therefore fixable.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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This matters because media framing helps to determine what the public believes is fixable.—
Sativa Banks,
The Conversation,
4 June 2026
Adjective
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In his speech to the Spanish parliament Monday, Leo framed the right of the church to keep priest-penitent conversations confidential as a matter of freedom of religion.—
Suman Naishadham,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Marc makes an example of the penitent, powerless Jeanne, reminding the rest of his flock of the punishment for apostasy and using her rough time among the heathens as proof of why none under his control should ever want to trade his order for such modern sin and depravity.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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“Salvable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salvable. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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