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Recent Examples of imperceptibly
Every few seconds, the wolf almost imperceptibly shifts its head, as if scanning the horizon for predators or prey.
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Rob Stein, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
Sunbeams through the windows illuminate floating dust motes—and, imperceptibly, microdroplets of mucus carrying the measles virus, expelled from an infected but asymptomatic child who is hopping and laughing among the others.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
In Dmitry Kireev’s lab at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, researchers are developing imperceptibly thin graphene tattoos capable of monitoring your vital signs and more.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2025
Engaging with books concerned with ambivalence and uncertainty are, almost imperceptibly, a way of remaining ourselves.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Use a milk frother to blend it imperceptibly in your drink and add a dash of your favorite natural sweetener.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
The theory diverged from the dominant, century-long view that evolution adhered to a slow, steady pace of Darwinian gradualism, in which species incrementally and almost imperceptibly developed into new ones.
—Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
Internally, the adoption of multi-racialism as a policy was designed to diminish—even if, initially, imperceptibly—the social and economic influence of white South Africans, and to displace them, at least partly, by the local petite bourgeoisie.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
The playwright makes his Broadway debut with Little Bear Ridge Road, a singularly beautiful piece that shifts almost imperceptibly from acerbic comedy to searing pathos before an ending whose bleakness is broken by a slender but luminous beam of hope.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Rob Stein, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
Sunbeams through the windows illuminate floating dust motes—and, imperceptibly, microdroplets of mucus carrying the measles virus, expelled from an infected but asymptomatic child who is hopping and laughing among the others.
—Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
In Dmitry Kireev’s lab at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, researchers are developing imperceptibly thin graphene tattoos capable of monitoring your vital signs and more.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Dec. 2025
Engaging with books concerned with ambivalence and uncertainty are, almost imperceptibly, a way of remaining ourselves.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Use a milk frother to blend it imperceptibly in your drink and add a dash of your favorite natural sweetener.
—Brianna Peters, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
The theory diverged from the dominant, century-long view that evolution adhered to a slow, steady pace of Darwinian gradualism, in which species incrementally and almost imperceptibly developed into new ones.
—Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025
Internally, the adoption of multi-racialism as a policy was designed to diminish—even if, initially, imperceptibly—the social and economic influence of white South Africans, and to displace them, at least partly, by the local petite bourgeoisie.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
The playwright makes his Broadway debut with Little Bear Ridge Road, a singularly beautiful piece that shifts almost imperceptibly from acerbic comedy to searing pathos before an ending whose bleakness is broken by a slender but luminous beam of hope.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperceptibly
Adverb
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Gas prices were down fractionally compared to Wednesday, but will likely catch up to the most recent spike in oil in the coming days.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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The two Republicans lead other candidates only fractionally, according to results released Wednesday by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies and co-sponsored by The Times.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Bloomberg reports that French banking giant BNP Paribas has been in the process of progressively rolling out new generative AI tools, including a new AI assistant that uses different large language models, depending on the use case.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Yahoo will be competing against a familiar foil in Google, which remains the same formidable force that spelled the company's demise 20 years ago and has been progressively layering more AI into its search engine with its Gemini technology.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In that interaction, forehead-to-forehead with Ayers and then slowly backing away, back to his bench, Hurley never blinked.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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Drivers were encouraged to drive slowly and carefully on wet roads, according to the weather service.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Members of Generation Z are increasingly searching for meaning, purpose and real-world connection, even as many step back from digital spaces.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ever since Hogan blazed the trail with his success against Gawker, ordinary Americans have increasingly turned to third-party funders, who typically front the costs of a lawsuit in exchange for a share of any recovery, for help taking on billion-dollar corporations with armies of lawyers.—
George Harris,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Imperceptibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperceptibly. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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