decipherable

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Recent Examples of decipherable Most Yiddish literature, and especially that by women, was published in now-scarce journals, or on barely decipherable newsprint. Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026 Avoid objectionable language, also known as any word or phrase that is readily decipherable. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026 As Sportico has detailed, many of these cases have come up short, including because courts have found the VPPA concerns information that would be decipherable to an ordinary person—like a list of videos someone watched—whereas interpretation of cookies requires technology and expertise. Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025 The luxury of listening to recordings is that an opera need not have a decipherable plot or a plausible setting to give pleasure. Alex Ross, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decipherable
Adjective
  • SeeMe documented eye-opening responses in 30 of 36 patients and mouth movements in 16 of 17 patients with analyzable videos.
    Andrew Chapman, Scientific American, 31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • When promotional media is repeatedly classified as documentary, the genre itself becomes less legible.
    Debbie Millman, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The actors’ expressions aren’t wholly legible through the glass and the falling dusk, but the air around them is thick with curdling resentment and sudden grief.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • This soluble fiber is found in the fruit's membranes.
    Zia Sherrell, Health, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Broccoli is packed with water-soluble vitamins, particularly A, C, and K, that can be diminished by other cooking methods.
    Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • With a 1-inch-type imaging sensor, a wide 115-degree field of view, and up to 15x hybrid zoom, the emphasis is less on flash, and more on clarity, balance, and making large rooms feel readable for a remote participant.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Feb. 2026
  • How the Constitution Actually Works As is with many aspects of Claude’s operation, the constitution is an English natural language document that’s readable and understandable by machines and people alike.
    Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • It should be understood that ESPN valued Tirico, but lacked an urgency to retain him that is still not fully explainable.
    Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Each signal on its own feels explainable.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • While the production design has a clearly discernible vision, several of the characters have room to grow in Remy Bumppo’s staging.
    Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Take note of other discernible physical and mental changes.
    Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Throughout its 17 years, bitcoin has been defined by cycles—booms and busts that are sometimes explicable and sometimes not.
    Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Strange and not entirely explicable things are nowadays happening in the world of wind.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • While the researchers don’t know for sure why speed training showed a benefit while the other forms did not, one possibility lies in the difference between implicit and explicit learning.
    Akshay Syal, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Wuthering Heights has the tunnel-vision horniness and girlish aesthetic sensibility of a high-school freshman who’s been assigned to read Brontë in class while tearing through a pile of explicit bodice-rippers under the covers at home.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026

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“Decipherable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decipherable. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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