as in justifiable
capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack
it is important to choose a maintainable position for your thesis
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Recent Examples of maintainable
The vehicle is easily maintainable and highly adaptable to meet diverse mission and operational needs, according to a press release.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Mar. 2026
This will be crucial for ensuring the resulting code is easily maintainable by human engineers, but Josh Triplett, an open source developer who contributes to the Rust project, says this may prove challenging.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Jan. 2026
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Mar. 2026
This will be crucial for ensuring the resulting code is easily maintainable by human engineers, but Josh Triplett, an open source developer who contributes to the Rust project, says this may prove challenging.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maintainable
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The term midlist, in contrast, is reserved for new books for which publication seems economically justifiable but are not otherwise expected to become fast-selling bestsellers, and indeed, most new books end up being on the midlist.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Apr. 2026
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Prosecutors have determined that the police shooting of a man in South San Francisco in December was legally justifiable and no charges will be filed against the involved officers.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Claims about artificial intelligence must be technically accurate, operationally supportable, and consistent with the company’s financial results.—
Perrie M. Weiner,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Maintainable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maintainable. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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