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
Thankfully, that’s solvable with the Moon visiting your thoughtful 12th house.
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Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2026
Everything else becomes solvable once that’s in place.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
There is a growing school safety industry that markets fear as a solvable, technical problem.
—James Densley, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
Ward said that gave him hope that his mother’s case is solvable.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Dec. 2025
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Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2026
Everything else becomes solvable once that’s in place.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026
There is a growing school safety industry that markets fear as a solvable, technical problem.
—James Densley, The Conversation, 17 Dec. 2025
Ward said that gave him hope that his mother’s case is solvable.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solvable
Adjective
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Are the contradictions and chaos of anyone’s life resolvable?—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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If Deep Space Energy’s efficiency claims hold, that supply could support more missions than previously feasible with traditional RTGs.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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The alternative, installing full sprinkler systems, can push costs so high that the project becomes financially non-feasible.—
Waleed Albakry,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Choose water-soluble food that can be added during your watering routine, and don’t fertilize the orchid during dormancy.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
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Apply a water-soluble fertilizer monthly during the spring and summer.—
Clarence Schmidt,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Liberal democracy requires that state power be limited, accountable, and answerable to law; that due process be sacrosanct; that enforcement remain proportional and transparent; and that when things go wrong, authorities are subject to credible review.—
Emily Chamlee-Wright,
Washington Post,
6 Feb. 2026
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In these essays, our columnists follow their curiosity, and explore important but not necessarily answerable scientific questions.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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It should be understood that ESPN valued Tirico, but lacked an urgency to retain him that is still not fully explainable.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Each signal on its own feels explainable.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Solvable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solvable. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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