as in understandable
capable of being understood
an anxious mood that was clearly legible upon her face
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Recent Examples of legible
Moreover, the conflict between the different inhabitants of the same Italian homeland is legible as the first of a long series of Roman civil wars.
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Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Similarly, Senate Democrats have introduced the VISIBLE Act, which would mandate that ICE and Customs and Border Protection officers wear legible identification showing their names and agency, while also restricting the use of most face coverings during operations.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
The name of Robert Bowers, who was convicted of killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, is also legible on the side of one of the weapons.
—Casey Tolan, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Perhaps those would have different capabilities compared to large language models, like being more trustworthy and legible.
—Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Similarly, Senate Democrats have introduced the VISIBLE Act, which would mandate that ICE and Customs and Border Protection officers wear legible identification showing their names and agency, while also restricting the use of most face coverings during operations.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
The name of Robert Bowers, who was convicted of killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018, is also legible on the side of one of the weapons.
—Casey Tolan, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Perhaps those would have different capabilities compared to large language models, like being more trustworthy and legible.
—Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legible
Adjective
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His lowest point came midway through this tournament, and that chastening defeat to East Germany — a game Schon desperately wanted to win, for understandable reasons.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Pressures are understandable, but Campbell has to do a better job of limiting pre-snap penalties.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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The game remains accessible to new players and to fans who might not get what this role playing stuff means.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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It is tucked into the park, due east of the City Park Tennis Courts, and northwest of Duck Lake along an interior road accessible from 23rd Avenue.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Legible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legible. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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