survivable

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Recent Examples of survivable Medical advances have transformed cancer into a much more survivable disease. NPR, 8 Jan. 2025 And others may start to question just how survivable traditional artillery is in a world when where can be destroyed by a $500 drone. David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 The Iranian regional project suffered a blow then, but a survivable one. Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024 This is the truly important work of breaking through the false bravado and showing that life has its challenges, but everything is survivable. Eric Fuller, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for survivable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for survivable
Adjective
  • Many are barely able to pay their staff livable wages, causing rampant turnover and a scarcity of educators, further worsening educational outcomes.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
  • During an apprenticeship program, skilled tradespeople get paid for learning and on-the-job training, making their education free and earning a livable wage at the same time.
    Brynn Cooksey, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Dammers’s recollection of this time will strike a chord with many people who were there: For me, reggae made punk gigs bearable.
    Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Shoutout to the creature comforts that help make those early days of the parenting grind bearable!
    DeVonne Goode, Parents, 17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The tolerable upper level intake (UL) for vitamin A for adults is 3,000 mcg RAE per day.
    Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Better news: Audiences on Thursday night gave it a tolerable 79% on RT.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025

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“Survivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/survivable. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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