survivable

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Recent Examples of survivable Designed to complement the Army’s UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, the MV-75 will provide combat aviation brigades and special operations aviation units with a survivable, long-range, high-speed platform capable of operating in contested environments. Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025 Police said the winter weather conditions in the days after her disappearance were not survivable for the duration she was believed to have been exposed. Reuters 16 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 14 Dec. 2025 The driver of the GMC, a 20-year-old man from Shakopee, was hospitalized with survivable injuries. Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025 The trick is knowing which sacrifices are survivable. Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 17 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for survivable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for survivable
Adjective
  • Their house is livable, but not very clean.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Statement tiles and stone are eye-catching, but not always livable.
    Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Amazon has so many chic lounge sets on sale in the early days of 2026 that’ll make winter a whole lot more bearable.
    Annie Blackman, InStyle, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Speaking about John makes dinner bearable.
    Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The tolerable upper limit (UL) for zinc is 40 mg daily for males and females 19 years and older.
    Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Like many nutrients, zinc has a tolerable upper intake level (UL).
    Lindsey DeSoto, Health, 9 Dec. 2025

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“Survivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/survivable. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.

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