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Recent Examples of palpably
Second, because the American backers of this strategy are so palpably indifferent to democracy themselves.
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Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Though the 1948 British drama of the same name may be the most famous iteration, this twisted modern take is palpably tense and absolutely worth your time.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
In an age in which so much of society has shifted to the digital landscape for everything from work to hobbies and beyond, gardening keeps you both physically active and palpably engaged with the external world.
—William Jones, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
His rapport with Afonu palpably carries through the film’s narrative.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
But she was written as palpably different from Marge, as was Season Three’s police chief Gloria Burgle.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Although Clooney’s absence was palpably felt, Baumbach and Jay Kelly‘s other stars, including Sandler, Laura Dern and Mortimer, were nonetheless on hand in Venice to discuss the creation of the film.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
All of the above, plus Ross’ living sister, are gently roasted in the show, but also palpably loved,.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Though the 1948 British drama of the same name may be the most famous iteration, this twisted modern take is palpably tense and absolutely worth your time.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
In an age in which so much of society has shifted to the digital landscape for everything from work to hobbies and beyond, gardening keeps you both physically active and palpably engaged with the external world.
—William Jones, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
His rapport with Afonu palpably carries through the film’s narrative.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
But she was written as palpably different from Marge, as was Season Three’s police chief Gloria Burgle.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Although Clooney’s absence was palpably felt, Baumbach and Jay Kelly‘s other stars, including Sandler, Laura Dern and Mortimer, were nonetheless on hand in Venice to discuss the creation of the film.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
All of the above, plus Ross’ living sister, are gently roasted in the show, but also palpably loved,.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for palpably
Adverb
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Home equity levels in many parts of the United States are robust, and home equity loan interest rates have markedly declined as the interest rate climate has cooled over the past year and a half, approximately.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Although not many cat owners will want to hear it, increasing numbers of studies indicate that when coyotes come to town and pilfer the odd cat, the survivability of local songbirds goes up markedly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Carson later recalled walking into the kitchen the next morning to see his father visibly shaken at the dining room table.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Host Jimmy Fallon visibly cringed in response.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Ahmad Moten was fortunate not to be called for what was clearly a late hit.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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But Ocampo says it cannot clearly be determined whether that was the case or if they were discounted shipments, with some kind of quid pro quo — perhaps the deployment of doctors — or as humanitarian aid.—
María Verza,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The latest problem for Vance is that the department is taking its rebrand too literally, threatening or engaging in a dangerous, multi-nation-conquering, oil-grabbing rampage that the vice president must defend, yet has been noticeably quiet.—
Myra Adams,
Washington Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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Fingers crossed for details, but not that hopeful since Rockit itself was very noticeably vertical before Universal acknowledged its existence back in 2009.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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For families While certain areas of Zash feel distinctly grown-up, the citrus groves are hide-and-seek heaven, the pool is open enough to keep one eye on a brood with the other on a glass of Donna Fugata, and a sensible approach to timings makes the restaurant fair game too.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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But families looking for affordable urban family vacation ideas brimming with culture, nature, and big city pro sports games right downtown should step out and stay a while in this diverse yet distinctly Southern town.—
Josh Roberts,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Ellen’s head is a manifestly miserable place to spend time even before she’s injured while working on The Baroness, a macabre occult film made by a gay Jewish man in the twilight of the Weimar Republic and rescued from the secret collection of a dead Nazi.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
29 Oct. 2025
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Defense lawyers did not call any witnesses and said that the core of the case, military statements taken over 50 years ago, were manifestly unreliable, with no independent supporting evidence offered to back the prosecution case.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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My confidence was always there, but obviously I got benched.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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The boys obviously choose to believe.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The ending in del Toro’s Frankenstein is evidently one of bittersweet hope.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Now, the 30-year-old lefty will hope some other team out there sees him as more of a roster hopeful than the Orioles evidently did.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Palpably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palpably. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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