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Recent Examples of discernible But as much as YouTube and other platforms offer compelling alternatives for development and distribution, there was a discernable sense among the room of producers, executives, analysts and lawyers that the biggest goal is to achieve meaningful progress in the heart of traditional Hollywood. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 June 2026 To evoke nautical rope at the bar, the team replicated its weave in cork, an effect discernible only by touch. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 16 June 2026 Under the touch panel are two buttons with discernible travel that can be programmed with Logi Options+ software. Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026 That designation refers to a specific location on the shore established by a discernible line, often based on debris buildup or vegetation growth, on the land side of the point at which the water contacts the shore. Melissa Scanlan, The Conversation, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for discernible
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Adjective
  • The security guards, who were employed by Akima Global Services, were distinguishable by the color of their shirts.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Keepseagle is distinguishable because that settlement involved funds paid to members of a class action.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Adjective
  • But the way people encounter health information is changing, and that shift is especially noticeable with Gen Z, the first generation to grow up immersed in social media.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 19 July 2026
  • Your 1st House of Identity glows as the intuitive Moon conjoins loving Venus in your sign, making your presence more noticeable than usual.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Adjective
  • The propeller still makes an audible whir that gives the drone away even when the eye can't, and its support wires and rods remain partly visible.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 July 2026
  • The result of that rapid expansion and collapse is thunder, the audible shockwave that comes from a lightning strike.
    Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
Adjective
  • Because poppy seeds come from the same plant species used to produce opiates, consuming large amounts can sometimes lead to detectable levels of opiate compounds in urine tests.
    Daryl Austin, USA Today, 19 July 2026
  • Scientists know all of this in part because the sheer amount of charcoal and soot—millions and millions of tons of it—that fell to the ground left traces that are still detectable today.
    Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Adjective
  • Much of this glazing has been retrofitted with an ultraviolet dot pattern that’s hardly perceptible to us but lifesaving for birds.
    Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
  • Many of today’s most prominent artists are focused on rendering vast, abstract, and often invisible systems perceptible—often by scaling them down to something more sensible while still gesturing toward their magnitude.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026

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“Discernible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discernible. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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