recoverable

adjective

as in retrievable

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Recent Examples of recoverable The leadership task of the Mythos era is to make that trust durable enough for machine-speed change and recoverable when an attacker breaks it. — Robert Bobel, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Transaction fees may or may not count toward the recoverable amount. — Ethan Stone, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026 With the right approach, that original brightness is usually very much recoverable. — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2026 End-of-life rare-earth permanent magnets, manufacturing swarf, and other scrap containing critical minerals were deemed recoverable resources essential to national security. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026 In addition to the vehicle access tower, other recoverable infrastructure include a tank farm, the integration facility building adjacent the pad and a water tower. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026 The use of secrets recoverable from firmware as live credentials. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026 The exhibition in 1985 was held in the same museum but in different spaces, and regarding the pieces on display, not all were recoverable. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recoverable
  1. retrievable
  2. curable
  3. redeemable
  4. remediable
  5. reversible
Adjective
  • The ancient poet may have thus been surprised to learn that today, time is indeed retrievable—at least somewhat.
    — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026
  • And newer brands can build easily retrievable content and clean website architecture without worrying about legacy technical debt.
    — Tyler Jordan, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Definition of retrievable
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  • The once-fatal disease is now highly curable with antiviral drugs, though access to treatment remains an issue globally, with about 47 million people impacted by chronic hepatitis C infections worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Crucially, 74% of the cases were found at a potential curable stage, double the historical rate.
    — Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of curable
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  • The company attributed the loss mainly to fair-value losses on its convertible redeemable preferred shares, as per its prospectus.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Unused components of the prize have no redeemable cash value.
    — August 16, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of redeemable
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  • And those hard-material limits are not remediable through belief.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
  • Others described disciplinary processes that escalated quickly and unpredictably, often tied to subjective assessments of behavior rather than remediable clinical skills.
    — Vanessa Grubbs, STAT, 1 June 2026
Definition of remediable
Adjective
  • At one end are low-risk, reversible decisions where AI may operate with substantial autonomy.
    — Jayasri Ranganathan, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • At one time, Ridge Avenue between Clark Street and Hollywood Avenue, and Hollywood Avenue between Ridge Avenue and Sheridan Road, had reversible lanes during rush hour periods.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of reversible

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“Recoverable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recoverable. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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