survivable

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Recent Examples of survivable Wright emphasized that part of the draw is not just to build a home that is survivable, but also one that is insurable. Diana Olick, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025 The United States must therefore pair initiatives to produce cheap drones with ones aimed at making survivable and reusable airpower, especially stealthy planes. Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2025 First of all, there’s the question of whether reintegration is survivable, because, so far, the survival rate of it is zero on the show. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025 In contrast, more survivable and expensive aircraft, crewed or uncrewed, could be sent on multiple missions. Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for survivable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for survivable
Adjective
  • For the past 13 years, riders have organized together and become a formidable force for winning a more just, livable city.
    Betsy Plum, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
  • Led by principal designer Kristin Kong, the firm is known for its layered, glamorous, and livable spaces, which incorporate metallic accents, luxe textiles, and moments of drama.
    Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Organizational psychologist Adam Grant explores how to make work not just bearable, but meaningful.
    Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
  • After much hesitation from the Jedi master to take on another pupil after Ben, Luke agrees to train Rey in the ways of the Force...at least while their growing tensions remain bearable.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 25 May 2025
Adjective
  • Normally maybe that would be a manageable level of discrepancy, but the high tariffs raising the stakes to such a great extent, this long-standing, but usually tolerable, friction between customs valuation and transfer pricing might become a lot more significant.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • Perhaps, if the Dodgers weren’t facing the prospect of a tight division race in this year’s talented National League West, such problems would have been more tolerable.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025

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“Survivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/survivable. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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