fixable

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Recent Examples of fixable The core problem lies in diagnostics that only address easily fixable symptoms, avoiding deeper structural issues like decision rights or incentive architecture. Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Peralta’s extension is down nearly half a foot, which is not something, generally speaking, that is easily fixable during a season. Will Sammon, New York Times, 30 July 2026 The good news is that whatever the cause is, having dry hair isn’t permanent and is a totally fixable issue. Dominic Cadogan, Glamour, 25 July 2026 If your current week contains no berries, that is the fixable variable. Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026 That is fixable, and none of it is expensive by government standards. Katrine Wallace, STAT, 15 July 2026 Nathan Berman, the founder and managing principal of MetroLoft, a developer of the project, downplayed the situation’s seriousness and shrugged that the damage is easily fixable. Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026 But Stewart pushes clients further, toward fixing whatever's actually fixable. Angela Haupt, Time, 23 June 2026 But some experts say the problem isn’t fixable. Joel Marks, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fixable
Adjective
  • Calm, easy to pilot, and both predictable and correctable on track, the F80 transforms into a snarling monster on the road.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
  • The shortcomings — insufficient specificity, thin systemic risk analysis, bank-centric case studies — are significant but correctable.
    Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Adjective
  • Keep in mind that these can also occur on systems that are repairable.
    Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 9 July 2026
  • Modular designs and repairable form factors extend useful life and reduce the volume of devices retired prematurely due to single-component failure.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Adjective
  • Despite being reparable, malfunctioning coffee machines, electric kettles, irons, and the like were ending up in landfills.
    Anne Pinto-Rodrigues, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The building suffered reparable damage, but renovation efforts have been thwarted, according to owner James Touhuni.
    Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Mar. 2021

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“Fixable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fixable. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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