recoverable

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Recent Examples of recoverable These are not recoverable shortfalls. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026 Using multiple overwrite methods ensures that files, partitions, or entire drives are permanently deleted and not recoverable. Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2026 Dawn Technologies is focused on separating cotton-polyester textile waste into recoverable components. Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 5 Mar. 2026 But only a small fraction of that is estimated to be recoverable, both technically and in terms of reasonable costs. Promise Longe, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026 The vehicles can also be built to be recoverable in support of ever-changing mission needs. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026 According to research firm Wood Mackenzie, Venezuela has at least 241 billion barrels of recoverable crude oil. Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026 The Eaton Fire Survivors Network is urging Southern California Edison to provide up to $200,000 per household in a temporary housing advance that’d be fully recoverable. Paris Barraza, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026 That’s serious, but recoverable. Vimal Kapur, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recoverable
Adjective
  • The more intrepid our assertions of individual presence, the more makeshift seem our identities, the less retrievable our origins.
    Patrick R. Crowley, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
  • He might be better served by taking his own advice before dissing so many of his fellow rappers on publicly retrievable jail calls.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The goal is to transform pancreatic cancer into a curable disease.
    CBS News, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Lyme disease can be curable, especially if it is treated early with a suitable course of antibiotics lasting two to four weeks.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Gift certificates will still be redeemable until the closure.
    Neal Riley, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • In addition, 25 golden eggs were also available that officials said would be redeemable for special prizes.
    David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The weekend ended with an entertaining display of the sort of effort that’s been absent for so long from the annual exhibition, and while these two things aren’t necessarily related, Sunday’s showcase suggests that even the league’s seemingly most intractable flaws might be remediable.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Right now the 20-point plan is in effect halted while Trump’s deputies make efforts to determine which of its deficiencies are remediable.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The material’s standout feature is its capacity for rapid, reversible assembly controlled by vibrational patterns.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
  • This reversible dog harness has two prints for a versatile and stylish look.
    Jessie Quinn, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026

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“Recoverable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/recoverable. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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