provably
Americanadverb
Other Word Forms
- unprovably adverb
Example Sentences
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NewsGuard’s Reality Check newsletter cited six provably false claims about the shooting within a day, including four that used AI to fabricate or distort the facts.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026
Nobody will get a provably correct answer for how much a company’s fixed assets diminish in value each year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025
And to get there, you have to show that you know this is a provably false statement of fact.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2025
Corporations that damage our health with provably dangerous pollution?
From Slate • Sep. 25, 2024
A place that is neither provably sterile nor known to be infective.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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