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Recent Examples of survivable
Unlike the always fatal chronic wasting disease, hemorrhagic disease is survivable for a deer.
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
The partnership is aimed at developing a highly survivable, self-driving AMPV prototype at speeds that rapidly outpace traditional development cycles.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Following 9/11 and the global wars on terror, battlefield medicine had progressed to such a point that previously fatal wounds were now survivable, leaving many soldiers in need of care.
—Tom Chiodo, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 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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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
The partnership is aimed at developing a highly survivable, self-driving AMPV prototype at speeds that rapidly outpace traditional development cycles.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Following 9/11 and the global wars on terror, battlefield medicine had progressed to such a point that previously fatal wounds were now survivable, leaving many soldiers in need of care.
—Tom Chiodo, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 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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Owens envisions a Charlotte composed of 10-minute cities and livable communities that support work, recreation and housing without lengthy commutes.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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The split-personality rig is a rough-hewn, hard-nosed adventure support vehicle outside and an exceptionally comfortable and livable home-on-a-hitch inside.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Nov. 2025
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As for Renner, the physical demands of the aliments and intense action involved while filming Mayor of Kingstown were much more bearable in filming season four than the previous one.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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Still, for those who discover it, this tiny design detail can turn an uncomfortable seat into a slightly more bearable one.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
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Moreover, within wider patriarchal systems that afford few women, regardless of marital status, economic and social security, polygyny may not just be a tolerable choice but in some contexts a preferred arrangement with tangible benefits for both genders.—
David W. Lawson,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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But Gault always knew there’d be food on the table and heat making winter nights tolerable.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Survivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/survivable. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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