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Recent Examples of definable
Here, twins are more a device than definable characters, kept at a distance.
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Barry Levitt, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Anything is less effective without a good plan, so companies should make sure that AI factors into their business planning in a concrete and definable way.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Cane by Jean Toomer There’s no definable main protagonist in this novel, or a specific question that’s being asked, or even a clear narrative engine driving the story.
—The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
Despite definable efforts that can be put in place to combat the risks of synthetic media, this isn’t a task that businesses can tackle on their own.
—Perry Carpenter, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Barry Levitt, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Anything is less effective without a good plan, so companies should make sure that AI factors into their business planning in a concrete and definable way.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Cane by Jean Toomer There’s no definable main protagonist in this novel, or a specific question that’s being asked, or even a clear narrative engine driving the story.
—The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
Despite definable efforts that can be put in place to combat the risks of synthetic media, this isn’t a task that businesses can tackle on their own.
—Perry Carpenter, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for definable
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There were also images and videos taken from a discrete location, possibly behind foliage or a balcony, of children at a public pool, the report read.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
18 July 2025
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The three sections, ‘The Garden,’ ‘The Replica,’ and ‘Then Roses,’ contain several discrete instances of restaging the same poem – ‘The Twenty-First Century,’ ‘Author’s Myth,’ ‘Borges Sells Me the Apple, Sells Me the World’ – as Sisyphean attempts.—
Matthew Carey Salyer,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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This in itself makes a refreshing change from the usual baffling Marvel McGuffin, and even though the outcome is wholly predictable, there’s a definite frisson in the sight of The Herald’s liquid-metal hand trying to snatch Sue’s baby from the womb.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
22 July 2025
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The city offers little in the way of culinary variety — a definite downside for food lovers seeking new and exciting options, according to the study.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
22 July 2025
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Then space your determinate tomatoes out by 18 to 24 inches per plant and your indeterminate tomato plants 18 inches apart.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2025
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Then space your determinate tomatoes out by 18 to 24 inches per plant and your indeterminate tomato plants 18 inches apart.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2025
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The ship could be a ferry, a tug, or other coastal vessel traveling within a very confined area.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Jan. 2017
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And a subway car is a confined space where there may be no easy way to escape danger.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Smith remains a restricted free agent, which allows the Heat to match outside offers in free agency to retain him.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025
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The restricted redemption of Money Market Funds by BNP Paribas (my previous employer) in 2007 foreshadowed the 2008 financial crisis.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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“Definable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/definable. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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