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
Those old-fashioned TV-show plots with a premeditated murder committed for some explicable reason, that’s really an anachronism.
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Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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?
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Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
De Minaur against Sinner sits in that horrendous but explicable category.
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Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
Jason Ritter plays Julian’s scenes in this episode with raw emotion, making the character’s choices more explicable, if not entirely forgivable.
—
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
De Minaur against Sinner sits in that horrendous but explicable category.
—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for explicable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for explicable
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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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Regulatory bodies increasingly expect documentation that demonstrates validation testing, bias mitigation protocols, and explainable outputs.
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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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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.
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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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“Explicable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/explicable. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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