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
The puzzles were all solvable by following the same underlying logic, no matter their length—nothing changes about the process for rearranging the blocks, even if many more blocks need to be moved.
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
Students were delaying graduation, schools were facing stop-outs, healthcare facilities faced staffing shortages, and patients ultimately received less care—all because the bottleneck had been accepted as an inevitable challenge rather than a solvable problem.
—Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
In this framing, Earth’s challenges become just another set of engineering problems, solvable by recreating terrestrial conditions elsewhere.
—Dr. Alex Gold, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Traditional startups often begin with a market gap, but AI ventures require a deeper layer of validation: Is the problem solvable with AI?
—Rohit Anabheri, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
Students were delaying graduation, schools were facing stop-outs, healthcare facilities faced staffing shortages, and patients ultimately received less care—all because the bottleneck had been accepted as an inevitable challenge rather than a solvable problem.
—Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
In this framing, Earth’s challenges become just another set of engineering problems, solvable by recreating terrestrial conditions elsewhere.
—Dr. Alex Gold, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Traditional startups often begin with a market gap, but AI ventures require a deeper layer of validation: Is the problem solvable with AI?
—Rohit Anabheri, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for solvable
Adjective
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For some hourly workers, finding additional income streams is feasible.—
Jenna Hinrichsen,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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If that’s not feasible, then make the contribution the following year equal to the private-sector contribution this year.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Sources of soluble fiber include:1 Barley Beans Fruits Nuts and seeds Oat bran Peas Vegetables Insoluble fiber speeds digestion.—
Dr. Roshini Raj,
Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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Oats also contain fiber, iron, and beta-glucan, a soluble fiber supporting heart and digestive health.4 Soybeans are an excellent source of protein.—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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The minutes of the convention make clear that the delegates purposely chose not to embed the auditing function in the Legislature, but rather to have the state Auditor be directly answerable to the People.—
Jeanne M. Kempthorne,
Boston Herald,
15 July 2025
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These special prosecutors could investigate and charge high-ranking executive officials but were not answerable to the president.—
Anastasia Boden,
National Review,
4 July 2025
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“Solvable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/solvable. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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