palp

Definition of palpnext

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Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • After re-signing Javonte Williams, the Cowboys feel like the running back room is ready to roll into the season.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2026
  • And while some seasons in the past have felt safe in the Italian fashion capital, many Milan designers took risks this season, pushing a distinct vision.
    Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Pacific Ridge shaved six points off the deficit, outscoring the Komets in the third quarter.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • And the longest-ever government shutdown shaved a bunch of productivity off the books in the fourth quarter – growth that the US economy should be making back this quarter.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Messages to students also might touch on academic issues and social-emotional development, according to bidding documents of the Florida school system.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Hassan Hakmoun and Adam Rudolph’s score circumnavigates the Mediterranean — a sea which touches Duato’s native Spain, North Africa, the Greek isles, Turkey, Syria, Israel and Gaza.
    Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Joel Veltman grabbed the second equaliser in a 2-2 draw at West Ham in the final fixture of 2025 with a left-foot volley at the far post after an in-swinging corner from Ferdi Kadioglu was palmed straight to the Dutchman by West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola.
    Andy Naylor, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Major League Baseball wagged a finger with one hand and palmed gate receipts and a new TV deal in the other.
    Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Use a push broom to brush the grass back and forth to work the leveling mix down to the roots of the grass.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
  • In a possible signal that the software selloff has overextended itself, Workday brushed off a 9% decline in the premarket and was more than 2% higher in afternoon trading.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Palp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palp. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.

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