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Recent Examples of imperceptibly
Something internal shifted, almost imperceptibly but irreversibly.
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Chiara Barzini,
Vogue,
9 May 2026
They'd be heralded not by rippling explosions or flash frozen corpses floating against a tapestry of stars, but instead by oxygen, almost imperceptibly slipping away or radiation slowly accumulating in our cells over years.
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Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
Setting’s live releases and studio debut, 2021’s Shone A Rainbow Light On, drifted through ambient cloud-shapes before almost imperceptibly taking flight.
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Jesse Jarnow,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
The Saint Pyrenees—which Tabitha and Henry agreed now was number one, the best dog—had inched his gigantic head imperceptibly closer and closer until he’d snuck a morsel of ham from her plate.
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Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
Victor’s hand tightened imperceptibly on the glass.
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Apr. 2026
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.
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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.
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Perri Thaler,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Dec. 2025
Chiara Barzini,
Vogue,
9 May 2026
They'd be heralded not by rippling explosions or flash frozen corpses floating against a tapestry of stars, but instead by oxygen, almost imperceptibly slipping away or radiation slowly accumulating in our cells over years.
—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
Setting’s live releases and studio debut, 2021’s Shone A Rainbow Light On, drifted through ambient cloud-shapes before almost imperceptibly taking flight.
—
Jesse Jarnow,
Pitchfork,
4 May 2026
The Saint Pyrenees—which Tabitha and Henry agreed now was number one, the best dog—had inched his gigantic head imperceptibly closer and closer until he’d snuck a morsel of ham from her plate.
—
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
Victor’s hand tightened imperceptibly on the glass.
—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Apr. 2026
Every few seconds, the wolf almost imperceptibly shifts its head, as if scanning the horizon for predators or prey.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imperceptibly
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That’s fractionally lower than the Valley of Mexico, the terminology for Mexico City’s metro area, which is also four times the size of Guadalajara.
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Shares of Netflix are trading fractionally lower this year and have plunged 15% since Thursday.
Adverb
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The brand, which will see the first collection by Mulier early next year, is progressively repositioning toward full-price sales, higher quality and improved depth of the offer.
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Much of the story took shape progressively during production itself.
Adverb
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Results arrive slowly, so patience matters more than most people expect.
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Production will need to be restarted – slowly, over several weeks – to ensure crude reservoirs don’t collapse, requiring re-drilling and substantial repairs.
Adverb
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Furthermore, healthcare leaders are also increasingly discussing how compute sovereignty may also lead to higher levels of privacy and data sovereignty.
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In the days before Lutnick’s previous decision to force the models offline, senior administration officials became increasingly concerned that users could circumvent Fable 5’s guardrails.
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“Imperceptibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imperceptibly. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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