knowable

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Recent Examples of knowable Not even changes in entropy are knowable. Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024 Previous discussions of Bartram and peer artist-naturalists have highlighted how their art sought to make the natural world highly visible and knowable. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025 Test-time compute is so successful for quantitative problems because all verifiers hinge on the existence of a knowable, correct answer (or at least an objective basis for comparing two options), Bertsch says. Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2025 This is particularly important because much strategic planning and subsequent implementation lacks deliberation and doesn’t do a good job of addressing knowable risks, Conchie notes. Liz Kislik, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for knowable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knowable
Adjective
  • Clear, intelligible, physical consequences for success or failure in combat are crucial to building effective battle sequences, and Wheel comfortably passes that test this week.
    Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The vocals come through loud and clear, with harmonies easily intelligible, thanks to the UBoom's multi-driver design.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Nearby conversations are clear enough as to be comprehensible.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 6 May 2025
  • An example would be upstream CX changes that help eliminate downstream, cost-inflating customer inquiries (e.g., better product assembly instructions, clearer and more comprehensible invoices, more seamless product return procedures, and even just better expectation-setting at point-of-sale).
    Jon Picoult, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Even with Klayman not meeting the $30,000 threshold, Delgado could have recognized jurisdiction if Klayman stated a cognizable claim.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Garbarino will be tasked with proving that the DHS leader has committed no less than high crimes and misdemeanors, a rather tall order given the total lack of evidence or even cognizable accusation that Mayorkas did anything improper, let alone remotely rising to this standard.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2024
Adjective
  • He will always be remembered for his manifest humility, simplicity of life, and tireless love for the poor.
    Daniel Foster, National Review, 15 May 2025
  • The nearness of God’s grace and God’s love is surely manifest in the election of a Holy Father whose origins are from somewhere that to many may seem unlikely and even miraculous.
    Mark R. Francis, Time, 10 May 2025
Adjective
  • But in terms of the excitement and electricity, the parallels between Verlander and Skubal are obvious.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 29 May 2025
  • AccuWeather senior meteorologist Tom Kines told Newsweek the most obvious impact from the smoke would be hazy skies, which could contribute to visually beautiful sunrises and sunsets in the affected areas.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • While there’s much to say about the social consequences of this behavior, one thing is unambiguous: Completing transactions by phone is standard behavior.
    Benjamin Claeys, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • However, the White House has been unambiguous in its assessment of the situation.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Managers can stay in the know with quick digestible updates on market and economic trends such as the recent episode on federal funding bill’s market impact and potential phase-out of the penny.
    Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
  • And Tua’s contract becomes easier to part with after 2026 when his $34.8 dead cap money hit becomes more digestible.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • But where Hofstadter is playfully enigmatic and brashly brainy, Chalmers’s writing is perspicuous and teacherly — an approach that keeps it from collapsing into recalcitrant obscurity.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Conditions in the state the planes left behind them were far less perspicuous.
    The Economist, The Economist, 8 Feb. 2020

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“Knowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knowable. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.

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