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Recent Examples of teachable
That makes performance testable and the discipline teachable, both of which are the hallmarks of genuine management science.
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Pawan Anand, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Is a love of art and a willingness to give your life over to art teachable?
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
But this robot is powered by a teachable AI neural network.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
The idea that leadership can be taught lies in the understanding that leadership style components can be broken down into teachable parts and refined through practice.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Pawan Anand, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Is a love of art and a willingness to give your life over to art teachable?
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
But this robot is powered by a teachable AI neural network.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
The idea that leadership can be taught lies in the understanding that leadership style components can be broken down into teachable parts and refined through practice.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teachable
Adjective
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Smaller dogs – those under 20 lb (9 kg) – were reported as more fearful, more aggressive, and more attention-seeking, but less trainable than larger dogs.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Sep. 2025
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Someone who is coachable and trainable.—
Rob Lancit,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Until recently, their goal has been to attack the more tractable pure delivery market with a custom delivery robot about half the size of traditional cars.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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These prove out Fielder’s intuition that aviation safety depends on candid cockpit conversation, a particularly high-stakes—and, crucially, perhaps tractable—example of Fielder’s over-all preoccupation with the fear and anxiety that inhibits genuine communication.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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The Snug Harbor project is anticipated to take 18 months, putting its completion ahead of the LA28 Olympics, with hopes that some of the athletes will stay and use the controllable wave for training.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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Additional compensation like meal vouchers and hotel accommodations may be available for controllable cancellations.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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She is known for her approachable style, turning overwhelming situations into manageable and often even hopeful experiences.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hedge trimmers may be used to cut many branches or stems at once, making the task relatively quick and manageable.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The obedient Tessa has been tasked with capturing the Kalisk and bringing it back to the Weyland-Yutani corporation.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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Back home, Judomaster was as obedient to authority as Chris is.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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To be clear, there is no sense that Rondón and Ugás are defending the old guard or suggesting that a docile, starving population pinioned under the grip of a dictatorship is big-picture preferable to a rebellious insurgency.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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At this point of the pregnancy, cat moms are also very friendly and often more docile than usual.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Less than a year after Poor Things — and a mere three months since that movie won multiple Oscars — Lanthimos reunited with Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, and Margaret Qualley for a demented triptych organized around dominant-submissive relationships.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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The country wasn’t being run, and laws weren’t being made, by people who endorse the idea of submissive women with great enthusiasm.—
Megan Angelo,
Glamour,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But recent polling suggests voters are amenable to Democrats’ moves.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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The nonprofit seemed amenable to the request.—
Alex Reisner,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Teachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teachable. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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