as in resolvable
capable of having the reason for or cause of determined
investigators found that the so-called mysterious happenings at the house were entirely explainable
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Recent Examples of explainable
Trust depends on whether conclusions drawn from that ledger are reproducible, explainable, and defensible to both crypto-native investors and more recent members of the crypto space.
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Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Regulatory bodies increasingly expect documentation that demonstrates validation testing, bias mitigation protocols, and explainable outputs.
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Ethan Stone
june 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2026
But to deny Jackson’s complexity only flattens his genius—as well as his kindness and fragility—into something manageable, explainable.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
21 Apr. 2026
At first, the pain felt explainable.
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Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
One way to make the model more transparent is by applying an additional model called XAI, or explainable artificial intelligence.
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Isaac Quaye,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
Each episode, on its own, was explainable.
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Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
Flagstaff, Arizona — For no explainable practical reason, humans are enamored with – and even empathetic toward – specific inanimate objects.
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David Allan,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
It should be understood that ESPN valued Tirico, but lacked an urgency to retain him that is still not fully explainable.
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Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Regulatory bodies increasingly expect documentation that demonstrates validation testing, bias mitigation protocols, and explainable outputs.
—
Ethan Stone
june 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 2026
But to deny Jackson’s complexity only flattens his genius—as well as his kindness and fragility—into something manageable, explainable.
—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
21 Apr. 2026
At first, the pain felt explainable.
—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
One way to make the model more transparent is by applying an additional model called XAI, or explainable artificial intelligence.
—
Isaac Quaye,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
Each episode, on its own, was explainable.
—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
Flagstaff, Arizona — For no explainable practical reason, humans are enamored with – and even empathetic toward – specific inanimate objects.
—
David Allan,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explainable
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For Manus, the problem at the heart of Beijing’s objection may not be resolvable, Hendrichs added.
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But one of the challenges here is that some of these crises are not immediately resolvable.
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That’s the only explicable reason for Australians to be riled up by comments from a guy most American fans can’t pick out of a lineup, whose most productive season came for a club literally named the Rough Riders.
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Throughout its 17 years, bitcoin has been defined by cycles—booms and busts that are sometimes explicable and sometimes not.
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In these essays, our columnists follow their curiosity, and explore important but not necessarily answerable scientific questions.
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Our lame-duck governor is happily corrupt and no longer answerable to Floridians.
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If feasible, the developers agreed to reuse a six-story brick masonry building on 4th Street, dating to the early 1900s, that is no longer used to chill goods.
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That may be feasible in locations with multiple federal prisons, but closures at facilities such as FCI Big Sandy in Kentucky and FCI La Tuna in Texas present a far different reality.
Adjective
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Improve Gut Health Oats are a source of insoluble and soluble fiber, like beta-glucan, a component of nutrient-rich complex carbohydrates.
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While excess water-soluble B vitamins generally leave your body via urine, very high doses may increase the likelihood of side effects in sensitive individuals.
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The same research that documented the coverage losses also traced the harm to administrative friction, which is a solvable problem.
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Rotaku, a startup from the San Francisco Bay Area, thinks that's a solvable engineering problem and made its first move to change that.
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“Explainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explainable. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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