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Recent Examples of survivable
Pyongyang's increasingly survivable and diverse nuclear arsenal, meanwhile, has rendered the risk of nuclear war—with catastrophic consequences for Northeast Asia and the U.S. homeland alike—more credible.
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John Feng
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
It's all wrapped up in primary colored slap bracelets to triage our national maladies from green to red: survivable to critical.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Of central importance is developing survivable forces that would be more costly in time and money for an attacker to overcome than for a defender to build.
—Andrew S. Lim, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Read: Tragedy would unfold if Trump cancels Bush’s AIDS program
By the mid-1990s, antiretroviral cocktails made HIV a treatable and survivable disease in rich communities.
—John Green, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
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John Feng
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
It's all wrapped up in primary colored slap bracelets to triage our national maladies from green to red: survivable to critical.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 9 May 2025
Of central importance is developing survivable forces that would be more costly in time and money for an attacker to overcome than for a defender to build.
—Andrew S. Lim, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Read: Tragedy would unfold if Trump cancels Bush’s AIDS program
By the mid-1990s, antiretroviral cocktails made HIV a treatable and survivable disease in rich communities.
—John Green, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for survivable
Adjective
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Union members are asking the company to address key demands such as better staffing levels, livable wages and the protection of workers’ health and pension benefits.—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
24 June 2025
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The analysis, which took into account the cost of living for adults without children, determined the percentage of entry-level jobs that paid a livable wage.—
Ramal Nasim,
Kansas City Star,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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The pajama-like feel of a good lounge set makes uncomfortable flights and transfers much more bearable.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Mar. 2025
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Best Time To Eat A Cold Plate Cold Plate Recipes Summer weather in the South is divided into two categories: sweltering and barely bearable.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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The distorted memories actually helped some wives feel more satisfied with their current relationship, suggesting that our brains sometimes rewrite the past to make the present more tolerable, or more meaningful.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The tolerable upper intake of vitamin D for adults is 4,000 IU per day, according to the National Institutes for Health.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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“Survivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/survivable. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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