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as in justifiable
capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack
a line of argument that is probably not sustainable in a public forum against skilled debaters
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as in verifiable
capable of being proven as true or real
has no sustainable claim to the property without a deed or some other document
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as in endurable
capable of being endured
the general didn't think that such heavy casualties could be sustainable for much longer
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Recent Examples of sustainable
One way or the other, the current mood doesn’t feel sustainable, and the Penguins can’t enter the season with this speculation hovering over their heads.
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Vincentas Grinius is a tech entrepreneur and cofounder of IPXO, with a focus on internet infrastructure and sustainable digital innovation.
—Vincentas Grinius, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The EMAs honors film and television productions that have demonstrated achievements in environmental storytelling and sustainable producing.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 11 Sep. 2025
Investments in digital health and technology are potentially paving the way for a sustainable future in health care.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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Josh Yohe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Vincentas Grinius is a tech entrepreneur and cofounder of IPXO, with a focus on internet infrastructure and sustainable digital innovation.
—Vincentas Grinius, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The EMAs honors film and television productions that have demonstrated achievements in environmental storytelling and sustainable producing.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 11 Sep. 2025
Investments in digital health and technology are potentially paving the way for a sustainable future in health care.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sustainable
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But even defensive gun uses that are ultimately ruled to be justifiable often result in legal consequences—investigations, charges, grand-jury proceedings, and sometimes trials.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
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There is a justifiable public-health rationale for going after these shops.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Mastercard is also working closely with standards bodies such as the FIDO Alliance to create verifiable credentials that prove a shopper approved the merchant, the product, and the transaction amount.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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This dash of skepticism is welcome, in the cauldron brew of the Marlovian legend, yet even Kuriyama is faced with certain details, at once verifiable and highly suggestive, that float in the murk.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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That's not a just, endurable peace.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
17 Aug. 2025
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Waiting for the movie to come to Racine, Wisconsin, didn’t seem endurable.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2025
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That signals a future where employability is measured less by diplomas and more by demonstrable skills — and where the responsibility for training shifts from universities to corporations.—
Jason Wingard,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Such a license requires that applicants have demonstrable skills needed to operate the trucks on highways and city streets.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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There are no score sheets or empirical grading systems employed.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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The migration from consensus to empirical validation is an inevitability.—
Benjamin D. Summers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Sustainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sustainable. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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