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Recent Examples of survivable
Such transfers could stabilize a fragile nuclear balance if the emerging nuclear powers acquired more survivable arsenals as a result.
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Eric S. Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2011
The researchers focused on the Delta wave because the virus had become more survivable and predictable by that point.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
Gao was ordered to report to another camp, which was harsh but survivable.
—Ian Johnson, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
These are all capabilities that make North Korea’s nuclear deterrent more survivable and impervious to a U.S. first strike.
—Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2021
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Eric S. Edelman, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2011
The researchers focused on the Delta wave because the virus had become more survivable and predictable by that point.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
Gao was ordered to report to another camp, which was harsh but survivable.
—Ian Johnson, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
These are all capabilities that make North Korea’s nuclear deterrent more survivable and impervious to a U.S. first strike.
—Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for survivable
Adjective
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Latinos struggle to obtain science and technology degrees from our public universities even though high tech is the homegrown industry providing most of the state’s livable wages.Mike Madrid, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Profit - Tipping culture will be replaced with livable wages.Laurel Donnellan, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The ease of forgoing this one article of clothing somehow makes running errands in the winter more bearable.The Editors, Outside Online, 27 Dec. 2024
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While Finnish winters are cold, the frequent northern lights make temperatures more bearable.Meena Thiruvengadam, Contributor, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2024
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The tolerable upper limit for vitamin D in adults is 100 micrograms (4,000 IU).Kirstyn Hill, PharmD, MPH, Health, 8 Dec. 2024
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While vitamin C toxicity is rare, there are established tolerable upper limits (ULs) that apply to food and supplemental forms of vitamin C.Isabel Vasquez RD LDN, Health, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Survivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/survivable. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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