as in appreciable
heard or able to be heard
Her voice was barely audible over the noise. He let out an audible sigh.
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Recent Examples of audible
Her remarks were met with groans, loud exhaling and other audible exasperation from a court gallery filled with victims and their families.
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
The bundle includes a physical Chime 2 module for instant audible home alerts, an integrated siren, and dual-way audio.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026
The agonies of the day were only intermittently audible in the music on offer in Witten.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
It’s caused when the vocal cords slacken, leading to irregular vibration and an audible cracking or rattling sound as air is released in spurts.
—ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
The bundle includes a physical Chime 2 module for instant audible home alerts, an integrated siren, and dual-way audio.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026
The agonies of the day were only intermittently audible in the music on offer in Witten.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
It’s caused when the vocal cords slacken, leading to irregular vibration and an audible cracking or rattling sound as air is released in spurts.
—ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for audible
Adjective
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Even when the researchers controlled for performance (meaning there were no appreciable differences between groups), managers still rewarded men over women.—
Adia Harvey Wingfield,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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With an appreciable amount of land above sea level, erosion could deliver enough nutrients to the oceans to support a large amount of photosynthetic cyanobacteria.—
Scott K. Johnson,
ArsTechnica,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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Whatever just happened had already happened many times before, without the violence taking physical, visible form, without shattered glass or police.—
Andrea Bajani,
New Yorker,
7 June 2026
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Other signs include pale or yellow leaves all over, mushy stems, and visible fungus at the base of the plant.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 June 2026
Adjective
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For those accustomed to smoother Pixar rides, the shifts in rhythm might be a tad too noticeable, but Lasseter, who also penned the script along with Dan Fogelman, the late Joe Ranft, Kiel Murray & Phil Lorin and Jorgen Klubien, still manages to cross the finish line in style.—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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The loss of weight is definitely noticeable.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Such an exercise must begin with what likely would be gone, namely Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware and any tangible draft reinforcement until at least 2033, considering the draft capital that assuredly would be insisted upon by the Bucks.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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The fixture schedule makes this tangible.—
Alan McCall,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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“Audible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/audible. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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