teachable

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Recent Examples of teachable The processes in your business need to be repeatable (and teachable), advises John Warrilow in his book Built to Sell. Lien De Pau, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 Marble runs are always a great teachable tool for engineering and physics like the ThinkFun Gravity Maze Marble Run, which is now only $25. Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 2 Dec. 2024 Humble, teachable, likeable, connected with Riley and, of course, as daringly bonkers as his seven-yard touchdown run on fourth and one that clinched the win with 8:22 remaining. Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024 According to the league's website, an exemplary Indy City Futbol player is one who is enthusiastic; has a positive and welcoming attitude to people from all backgrounds, religions, orientations and experiences; is teachable; and is willing to stand up to or alert the league to bullies and jerks. Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for teachable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teachable
Adjective
  • But tractable torque delivery of 324 lb-ft, which hits at 5,800 rpm, makes the process of revving and gearshifting an absolute pleasure.
    Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Gabriel Navarro and two colleagues turned one of group theory’s biggest open conjectures into a tractable problem.
    Leila Sloman, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The bitter flavors of the fruit are strong enough to keep the sweet from being overpowering, and the sour makes the bitter more manageable.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Bank of America reiterates Nike as buy The investment bank lowered its price target on Nike to $80 per share from $90 but said tariffs are manageable.
    Michael Bloom, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The twist offered in this tale is that this dutiful and obedient AI proceeds to gobble up all the available resources on earth to maximally achieve this goal.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • The twist offered in this tale is that this dutiful and obedient AI proceeds to gobble up all the available resources on earth to maximally achieve this goal.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • But the big attraction is Inti, a docile baby alpaca who sits next to the artisan, contentedly munching on leaves.
    Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Over time, this could have created a population of cats that were more docile and social than their wild ancestors.
    Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Your value lies in being pretty, silent, submissive and unfailingly supportive of men.
    Marie Bostwick, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Trump was demanding deference from Zelenskyy to show his inferior and submissive position as a recipient of U.S. aid and military support.
    Shannon Bow O'Brien, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Zelensky said President Donald Trump had received on his desk a fresh document proposing a path forward in negotiations more amenable to Ukraine and its European allies.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Every school is different, and some have been more amenable than others in recent months to new kinds of federal oversight.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • What identification qualifies as compliant with Real ID?
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Additionally, the sheer steepness of the tariffs have created some barriers for trucking, especially the 25-percent duties levied on the U.S. neighbors for products not already compliant with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The meeting was tamer than some constituent meetings held by Republicans, who hold majorities in the House and the Senate.
    Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Monthly cost increases, however, have been tamer and that should translate to milder annual price rises the first half of 2025 due to favorable comparisons with year-ago figures, Goldman Sachs said in a research note.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025

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“Teachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teachable. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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