variants
also discernable
as in distinguishable
able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind
discernible differences in the two authors' writing styles
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Recent Examples of discernible
Trump has relentlessly attacked Pritzker for his discernible weight.
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Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 2 May 2025
Lacking an apparent story or discernible narrative, your eye/mind/attention/consciousness (yes, all of these things, all at once) were left to track the taut zebra strings traversing the prop-laden set.
—Andrew Lampert, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Trump started threatening to annex Canada, and started backing that rhetoric with coercive policies, like hitting Canada with tariffs for no discernible reason, and without any sensical guidance as to how Canada could reverse them.
—Sean Collins, Vox, 28 Apr. 2025
Many of the more distant galaxies in this frame appear starlike, with no discernible structure but without the diffraction spikes of a star in our galaxy.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
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Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 2 May 2025
Lacking an apparent story or discernible narrative, your eye/mind/attention/consciousness (yes, all of these things, all at once) were left to track the taut zebra strings traversing the prop-laden set.
—Andrew Lampert, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Trump started threatening to annex Canada, and started backing that rhetoric with coercive policies, like hitting Canada with tariffs for no discernible reason, and without any sensical guidance as to how Canada could reverse them.
—Sean Collins, Vox, 28 Apr. 2025
Many of the more distant galaxies in this frame appear starlike, with no discernible structure but without the diffraction spikes of a star in our galaxy.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discernible
Adjective
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Indeed, there have been 50 recessions in American history, dating back to the Articles of Confederation, some mild to the point of being hardly perceptible, some devastating like the Great Recession of 2008-09 and the Covid Recession of 2020.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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These barely perceptible shifts — caused by moving water, tectonic activity or shifting rock — offer clues about what lies beneath the planet's surface.—
Victoria Corless,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This gap is especially noticeable in close relationships, such as those with family and close friends, where shared understanding is critical to maintaining connection.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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The impact of that indirect heat was particularly noticeable in our onion test.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 May 2025
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“Discernible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discernible. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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