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Recent Examples of survivable
Karen’s injuries were dauntingly severe, and after several weeks of heroic work by the doctors, the news about her condition shifted from cautiously hopeful to tragic, and a crushing post notified us that Karen’s injuries were simply not survivable.
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Roberto Loiederman, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2025
Roadless areas provide refuges where human pressures on nature are less intense, and therefore more survivable, for wild species.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Had Xi’s nuclear expansion focused on building up survivable nuclear forces—for example, by placing more warheads on ballistic missile submarines—then U.S. strategists would mainly need to focus on enhancing antisubmarine tools.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
The reader begins to understand that, in this world, challenges are relentless but always, improbably, survivable; bodies are vulnerable but always, amazingly, repairable.
—Olivia Wolfgang-Smith
february 4, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2025
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Roberto Loiederman, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2025
Roadless areas provide refuges where human pressures on nature are less intense, and therefore more survivable, for wild species.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Had Xi’s nuclear expansion focused on building up survivable nuclear forces—for example, by placing more warheads on ballistic missile submarines—then U.S. strategists would mainly need to focus on enhancing antisubmarine tools.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
The reader begins to understand that, in this world, challenges are relentless but always, improbably, survivable; bodies are vulnerable but always, amazingly, repairable.
—Olivia Wolfgang-Smith
february 4, Literary Hub, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for survivable
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The researchers looked beyond climate change and greenhouse gas emissions to factors including biodiversity, land use, water quality and agricultural pollution — and concluded that food systems are the biggest culprit in pushing Earth to the brink of thresholds for a livable planet.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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Securing a livable future demands collective responsibility and public participation in reshaping governance before the wells run dry.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Long flights or road trips are much more bearable in clothes that fit well and don’t pinch or scratch.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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These picks can fit most laptops, plus books, water bottles, gym sneakers, packed lunches, and whatever else makes your commute more bearable.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
30 Sep. 2025
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The tolerable upper limit of magnesium supplements in women is 350 milligrams.—
Kirstyn Hill,
Health,
1 Oct. 2025
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Growth in this channel also makes the decline expected in Nike’s direct-to-consumer operations much more tolerable.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Survivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/survivable. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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