as in explainable
capable of having the reason for or cause of determined
the mystery of those strange noises became quite explicable once we realized that a colony of bats had taken up residence
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Recent Examples of explicable
Jason Ritter plays Julian’s scenes in this episode with raw emotion, making the character’s choices more explicable, if not entirely forgivable.
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
An extraordinary and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws, and is therefore attributed to a divine agency?
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The economy was profoundly more explicable.
—William Tarr, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
De Minaur against Sinner sits in that horrendous but explicable category.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
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Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
An extraordinary and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws, and is therefore attributed to a divine agency?
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The economy was profoundly more explicable.
—William Tarr, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
De Minaur against Sinner sits in that horrendous but explicable category.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for explicable
Adjective
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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
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Each episode, on its own, was explainable.—
Adam Ciralsky,
Vanity Fair,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But one of the challenges here is that some of these crises are not immediately resolvable.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Coordinated Set Identification Service (CSIS) allows two earbuds—or two hearing aids—to be discovered and managed as a coordinated set rather than independently, with resolvable identifiers and set‑level locks.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In these essays, our columnists follow their curiosity, and explore important but not necessarily answerable scientific questions.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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In 2007, the philosopher Robert Sparrow argued that such weapons violate the just-war principle, that when harm is inflicted, someone must be answerable for the decision to inflict it.—
Deb Roy,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This information helps the military decide whether a rescue is immediately feasible, what methods should be used, and which aircraft to send to rescue the crew.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Nuclear explosions appeared to make a new sea-level canal financially feasible.—
The Conversation,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Oats, beans, lentils, apples and avocados all have high soluble fiber content.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
22 Mar. 2026
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But soluble fiber’s sponge-like abilities can help lower cholesterol and slow glucose absorption, 1said Sandhya Shukla, MD, a gastroenterologist with Atlantic Coast Gastroenterology Associates.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Explicable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explicable. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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