as in resolvable
capable of having the reason for or cause of determined
I'm sure that the mystery of what happened to the missing pizza is solvable
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Recent Examples of solvable
Structure loss in wildfires is a solvable problem, but the key is making mitigation technologies more affordable for retrofits and integrating them into building codes for new construction.
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Jamie Gold, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The first time to mark the items that impact you the most and then to mark things that might be solvable.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2025
Fortunately, as 2025 kicks off, this is a solvable problem.
—James Bruni, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Moreover, not all problems are solvable—especially not in a world of scarce resources and competing priorities.
—Jacob Hale Russell, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
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Jamie Gold, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The first time to mark the items that impact you the most and then to mark things that might be solvable.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2025
Fortunately, as 2025 kicks off, this is a solvable problem.
—James Bruni, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Moreover, not all problems are solvable—especially not in a world of scarce resources and competing priorities.
—Jacob Hale Russell, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solvable
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The court based its decision on agreement with the other two arguments: Metro’s failure to address feasible ways to mitigate the impacts of construction noise and to properly consult with a land conservancy that serves as a trustee to parkland over which the gondola would soar.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Any combination or variation of the above might be feasible.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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When the soil is submerged underwater, arsenic in the ground becomes soluble and the plant’s roots can mistake the arsenic for nutrients and absorb it, said Andrew Meharg, the chair of plant and soil science at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 May 2025
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In the double doody realm, viscous soluble fiber is the star.—
Julie Stewart,
SELF,
25 Mar. 2025
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How to clean jewelry, then, should be an easily answerable and well-attended to question within your fashion vocabulary.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Apr. 2025
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The question is answered and unanswered and answerable and unanswerable.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Solvable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solvable. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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