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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
The annual Good Food Awards, held by the Good Food Foundation, honors the country’s sustainable food producers.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Make sustainable progress toward your future self during Taurus season.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
Ten minutes a day of something new is sustainable, and sustainability is everything.
—Cheryl Russell, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Unlike a traditional school, sustainable community schools are built in response to past policies of closure and privatization.
—Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Make sustainable progress toward your future self during Taurus season.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
Ten minutes a day of something new is sustainable, and sustainability is everything.
—Cheryl Russell, Oc Register, 19 Apr. 2026
Unlike a traditional school, sustainable community schools are built in response to past policies of closure and privatization.
—Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sustainable
Adjective
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Only three justifiable arguments were made for this war.—
Chicago Tribune,
Twin Cities,
9 Apr. 2026
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Only three justifiable arguments were made for this war.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Any deal that comes out of this will have to absolutely be verifiable and be enforceable.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Any agreement that comes out will have to be verifiable and enforceable.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The former, which would prohibit defense contractors from using Claude in their government workflows, was annoying for Anthropic, but endurable.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Recognizing this makes the feeling more endurable.—
Daniel Smith,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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His perspective reflects a broader shift in expectations, where credibility is no longer established through messaging alone but through demonstrable outcomes.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2026
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Noem was removed from her position following demonstrable failures in her management of the Department of Homeland Security, including misrepresenting a $220 million advertising campaign to Congress and inadequate emergency response coordination.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Decades of empirical research have shown that defaults matter.—
Debra-Ellen Glickstein,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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But a new, experimental blood test developed by researchers at Duke Health and the University of Minnesota might someday provide empirical clues — at least in the sense of short-term survival.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Given the Restaurants are all in various stages, the timelines for each are not confirmable at this time.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
14 Nov. 2025
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“Sustainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sustainable. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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