definable

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Recent Examples of definable For once it had been achieved in the deserts of West Asia, so the very notion of wind as a linguistically definable entity took off everywhere. Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025 Their roles are easily definable. Eric Koreen, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025 Advertisement Advertisement There are no heroes in A House of Dynamite, but there are no definable villains, either, which is what makes this film so unmooring. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 3 Sep. 2025 Lumotive Productization Focus Lumotive is a semiconductor company, with technology that makes software definable, fully solid-state beam steering a reality. Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for definable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for definable
Adjective
  • This is a solid budget-to-midrange loadout, with a peppy if slightly underpowered Intel Core Ultra 5 processor running things and no discrete GPU.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • Stores display seasonal products from the past year at prices 30 to 65 percent off, and the prices are kept discrete, without signs blasting discounts.
    David Moin, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
Adjective
  • Overall definite recommend on Screen Engine and Rentrak’s Postmark audience exits was 52%, versus Superman at 74%.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 29 June 2026
  • Elements like paint, lighting, furniture, and decor are definite opportunities to have a little more fun with trends without worrying about longer-term ramifications.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2026
Adjective
  • Knowing the difference between determinate or indeterminate tomatoes.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 22 June 2026
  • Compassionate release emerged from the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, a statute better known for eliminating parole and ushering in the modern era of determinate sentencing.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
Adjective
  • Roughly the size of a large dog and weighing more than 110 pounds (50 kilograms), the quadruped robot is designed to navigate industrial facilities that include staircases, narrow walkways, uneven surfaces, and confined spaces.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026
  • Sewers can contain numerous hazards, including noxious and potentially deadly gases, unstable surfaces, flooding risks, and confined spaces.
    Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
Adjective
  • Researchers observed signs of fishing pressure within its already restricted range, and some localities where walking sharks were reportedly once common no longer appear to support populations.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • The first, and most obvious, is the growing sense of an emergent player empowerment era, one in which the line between restricted and unrestricted free agency continues to blur.
    Thomas Drance, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • Signs will redirect cyclists around the circumscribed area, requiring them in some cases to take winding alternative routes.
    Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Yes, their lives have become this circumscribed.
    Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026

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“Definable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/definable. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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