Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for palp
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Labor in healthcare includes taking down medical histories, making diagnoses, lifting patients, removing lumps, palpating livers, writing notes, processing claims and comforting patients.—
Kevin Vigilante,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025 -
Expect a thorough exam, during which the provider will palpate (touch) the bicep, check for swelling or tenderness, and assess your range of motion and strength.—
Sarah Jividen,
Health,
11 Oct. 2024
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And among the less conversationally direct, the topic often seems to lurk on the fringes as locals in other countries try to more delicately approach politics and discern how US travelers feel about what’s going on at home.—
Terry Ward,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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Specific details of conversations remain unclear, but the meeting suggests that Comcast feels that there is still a path forward for a deal, in spite of concerns — aired in the press — about the likelihood of regulatory troubles in the US.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Deeper cuts could be a 'stretch' Glendale has already asked residents to shave down their water use after shortages hit the Colorado River.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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And the only questions she's getting asked are about shaving her head.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Because at the end of the day, pixels may reach us, but print touches us.—
Kelly Ehlers,
Rolling Stone,
10 Nov. 2025
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Armed with small handheld RFID readers, thieves can wirelessly scan credit cards or passports from a short distance to capture chip data and clone cards without ever touching your wallet.—
Claire Gallam,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Nov. 2025
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Gross also got Brighton’s second after David de Gea palmed Solly March’s shot from right side of the box back into danger.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Slicing this way makes the lemons easier to palm.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
5 Sep. 2025
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Organic and lightly brushed with salmonella and fecal matter.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
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Daily baguette runs to the local bakery – an errand that Anract says used to be as automatic and ritualistic as brushing teeth – have become less frequent.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Palp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palp. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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