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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
Choose sustainable containers and repot as needed to give roots room to grow and thrive.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 2 June 2025
The White House Council of Economic Advisers argues that its policies will unleash so much rapid growth that the annual budget deficits will shrink in size relative to the overall economy, putting the U.S. government on a fiscally sustainable path.
—Arkansas Online, 2 June 2025
Skip using clean-label and sustainable detergent brands like ECOS, Seventh Generation, and Planet that rely more on enzymes for their cleaning power.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2025
However, the repeal of clean energy credits may deter sustainable investments, and the remittance tax could disproportionately affect immigrant communities.
—Brian Menickella, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 2 June 2025
The White House Council of Economic Advisers argues that its policies will unleash so much rapid growth that the annual budget deficits will shrink in size relative to the overall economy, putting the U.S. government on a fiscally sustainable path.
—Arkansas Online, 2 June 2025
Skip using clean-label and sustainable detergent brands like ECOS, Seventh Generation, and Planet that rely more on enzymes for their cleaning power.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2025
However, the repeal of clean energy credits may deter sustainable investments, and the remittance tax could disproportionately affect immigrant communities.
—Brian Menickella, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sustainable
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Our involvement in the war was justifiable, and this belongs to our sovereign rights.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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These cultures tend to view divorce as a justifiable and often necessary step toward self-fulfillment.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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Every drone, sensor, and station becomes a verifiable, investable digital asset.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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Not long ago, manipulated falsehood and verifiable visual truth were a little easier to parse.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
5 June 2025
Adjective
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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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Those intimate pauses are more endurable than the film’s particularly unfunny comic centerpiece, in which the men venture into a nightclub to meet with a generic, coke-addled magnate.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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Legal Protections in Practice Firms are increasingly turning to a mosaic of legal mechanisms to protect their proprietary algorithms: Patents can protect novel and non-obvious algorithms with demonstrable utility.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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There just isn’t any demonstrable proof of the clear benefits.—
Laura Solla,
Vogue,
30 May 2025
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The empirical evidence, however, suggests otherwise.—
Dave Wessner,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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And despite claims that providing unemployment insurance will encourage striking workers to stay out longer, both common sense and empirical evidence suggest otherwise.—
Ed Hawthorne,
Hartford Courant,
25 May 2025
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“Sustainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sustainable. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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