as in accessible
capable of being understood
with understandable pain and anger, the victim's family lashed out at the convicted murderer
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Adjective
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Today, private education is becoming widely accessible to many more families.—
Kerry McDonald,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025 -
Currently, approximately 30 percent of what Holt buys and sells is in the more accessible price range.—
David Moin,
WWD,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The decision was comprehensible — Caen were on another dismal run in Ligue 2 — but its execution rankled some.—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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This distinction is abundantly and immediately clear onstage, never explained but automatically comprehensible to audiences as soon as the dialogue begins, and a testament to the strength of the writing and conception of the piece.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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Similar approaches could be used to induce AI systems to make more human-like mistakes, particularly by penalizing them more for mistakes that are less intelligible.—
Bruce Schneier,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 Jan. 2025
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Someone must have reported this to the management of the Chinese Theatre at Wednesday night’s premiere, because half-way through the show the sound fell several thousand decibels to a more acceptable and intelligible level.—
Arthur Knight,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Dec. 2024
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“Understandable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/understandable. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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