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forgivable

ADJECTIVE
excusable
Synonyms


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Oasis also agreed to give Chapek a forgivable $500,000 loan to purchase Vail stock if he is elected to the company’s board.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

And at this precise moment, amid a coalition burned out on self-flagellation and ascetic living, a Totenkopf has been deemed forgivable.

From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026

However, over half of down-payment assistance programs — about 1,035 of them — offer forgivable loans.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 31, 2026

Its lack of originality and emotional depth may have been more forgivable had the film been legit funny.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025

“It would be forgivable if it were somebody else. Not my sister,” she said.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


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