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Recent Examples of appreciably
The Patriots, meanwhile, stop short of guaranteeing Pierce more cash than appreciably more productive players like Smith and Jaylen Waddle.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
But because the agency handled it professionally, the payroll shrank appreciably, and few of us landed on the street.
—Kate Callen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
His economy rate for the series is just over three, bettered only by Archer (of bowlers who’ve played three or more of the Tests) and would be appreciably less without that first innings in Perth.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Yes, Dallas has proved appreciably better at home than away; still, the wrong team is favored here.
—Greg Cote
december 18, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
At the outset of the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962, McNamara shocked colleagues by asserting that the deployment of Soviet missiles in Cuba did not appreciably shift the nuclear balance.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
But at the same time, some city leaders see in the project the chance to compete more strongly against Black Hawk, its appreciably busier neighboring casino town, which has drawn greater investment in the decades since Colorado authorized gaming in both.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Microfleece lining on the interior creates a light but appreciably warm layer, while rugged cotton canvas on the exterior cuts the wind chill, protects from abrasions, and looks stylish to boot.
—Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2025
That's appreciably quick for an $800 phone.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
But because the agency handled it professionally, the payroll shrank appreciably, and few of us landed on the street.
—Kate Callen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
His economy rate for the series is just over three, bettered only by Archer (of bowlers who’ve played three or more of the Tests) and would be appreciably less without that first innings in Perth.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Yes, Dallas has proved appreciably better at home than away; still, the wrong team is favored here.
—Greg Cote
december 18, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
At the outset of the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962, McNamara shocked colleagues by asserting that the deployment of Soviet missiles in Cuba did not appreciably shift the nuclear balance.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
But at the same time, some city leaders see in the project the chance to compete more strongly against Black Hawk, its appreciably busier neighboring casino town, which has drawn greater investment in the decades since Colorado authorized gaming in both.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Microfleece lining on the interior creates a light but appreciably warm layer, while rugged cotton canvas on the exterior cuts the wind chill, protects from abrasions, and looks stylish to boot.
—Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2025
That's appreciably quick for an $800 phone.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appreciably
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Where Farhadi concentrates on the script and the actors via images that are largely transparent and neutral, Haghighi truly thinks with the camera.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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But Young’s order reveals the scope of the deportation operation, which both governments have kept largely quiet.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Shedding that commitment is useful to Liverpool for several reasons, not least the fact Salah’s on-field output has markedly declined this season.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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This wave has been markedly different.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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The new adaptation has to figure out how to update the screenplay to avoid the mostly exploitational way such relationships were treated in the dramas of the 1970s.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Unlike the sugarcane-ethanol success story, Brazil’s biodiesel, which is mostly made from soybeans, only makes up 14% of the diesel blend.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Sometimes, people may see noticeably green poop, which could be a sign that the body couldn’t fully absorb all the roughage or foliage.—
Nicole Hernandez,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Cutting through a sourdough boule required noticeably fewer strokes than with shorter knives, and the aggressive serrations bite through thick crusts without hesitation.—
Jamie Thilman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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By 2005, the publication—which got little advertising revenue and survived mainly on subscriptions, events, and merchandise sales—was the country’s highest-circulation magazine.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Mar. 2026
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Prior work has explored ultrasound sensing mainly on ground robots, but applying it to aerial robots has been difficult due to propeller noise and weak signals.—
Nitin Sanket,
The Conversation,
27 Mar. 2026
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The courtroom was visibly divided, with dozens of the father’s supporters on one side, and dozens of the son’s friends and former classmates on the other.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
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The legs on both sides of the field were visibly heavy from the 60th minute on, while the Denver faithful of 63,004 pined for a goal.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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Congress last July ordered cuts to Medicaid and other programs worth more than $1 trillion by 2034 to help finance big federal tax cuts aimed chiefly at high-earning households.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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But the maneuver comes with limitations, chiefly that the bill's components must have a direct impact on the budget.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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But aside from Ballard’s murky future, Indy’s roster moves this offseason haven’t felt as palpably urgent as Irsay-Gordon suggested.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Both her grief and numbness are palpably captured by De Pue’s camera.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Appreciably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appreciably. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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