teachable

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Recent Examples of teachable Identifying Future CFOs An 8/10 on technical skills (teachable) is OK, but leadership traits (complex to develop) should be 10/10. Pankaj Vasani, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025 But this robot is powered by a teachable AI neural network. Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025 The idea that leadership can be taught lies in the understanding that leadership style components can be broken down into teachable parts and refined through practice. Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 The lesson was clear: Technical skills are teachable; cultural fit isn’t. Sergii Malomuzh, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for teachable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teachable
Adjective
  • Until recently, their goal has been to attack the more tractable pure delivery market with a custom delivery robot about half the size of traditional cars.
    Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
  • These prove out Fielder’s intuition that aviation safety depends on candid cockpit conversation, a particularly high-stakes—and, crucially, perhaps tractable—example of Fielder’s over-all preoccupation with the fear and anxiety that inhibits genuine communication.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
Adjective
  • An army is much less manageable than one person, and soon the maze will be overrun with dwarfish culture and depleted of resources.
    Weike Wang, New Yorker, 31 July 2025
  • These challenges are manageable, but only with eyes wide open.
    Jennifer Wakefield, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Adjective
  • Life will be much easier for the AI maker by forcing the AI to be fully obedient.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • Tatras are a large livestock guardian breed originating from the Tatra Mountains in Poland, while golden retrievers are a popular choice as family pets due to their gentle and obedient nature.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • The 2025 legislative session marked a sharp departure from DeSantis’ previously tight control of a docile Legislature.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 July 2025
  • But, with the world’s No 1 bowler absent at Edgbaston, India yet again got far more out of a docile pitch.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • But while the Internet is torn over whether Carpenter’s submissive position on the Man’s Best Friend cover is funny or degrading, Whoopi Goldberg was more concerned with something else.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 June 2025
  • By contrast, a beta is supposedly weak and submissive—a follower.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Senate Majority Leader John Thune may move to set up piles of nominee votes and test whether Democrats are amenable to a deal to move them more quickly.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 28 July 2025
  • Today such a mission would cost billions of dollars, however, and wouldn’t be amenable to upgrades or enduring operations.
    Nadia Drake, Scientific American, 22 July 2025
Adjective
  • These employers often require hundreds of workers and are prepared to retain them long-term, which sets the foundation for highly successful and legally compliant placements.
    William Jones, USA Today, 26 July 2025
  • The president wants exactly the reverse from California, and seems most compliant with California desires when they are addressed to him with abject obsequiousness.
    Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 25 July 2025
Adjective
  • Pricing data so far hasn’t revealed a big impact from tariffs, and a few Fed officials have said that’s evidence that inflation is tame enough to justify rate cuts.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 June 2025
  • That includes tame interest rates and a pickup in oil prices.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 10 June 2025

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“Teachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teachable. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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