palpably

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Recent Examples of palpably 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
  • This move would have exposed her to a markedly different social world from that of her childhood.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Bookended by the Barack Obama and Joe Biden presidencies, the institutional response to Trump’s first term was markedly different.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The team went from Noelvi Marte, visibly struggling with his confidence at third base, to a Gold Glove third baseman in Ke’Bryan Hayes taking over that spot.
    C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The twosome was visibly emotional, with Trent smiling widely and Selena appearing to tear up, footage shows.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • But the outlets – with drive-thru lanes and walk-up windows – clearly have a following.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Maddie—baggy hoodies tossed over an array of old tattoos, clearly carrying a heavy amount of life for her 28 years—gradually attempts to fill her daughter in on her own youth, treading a tightrope between honesty and delicacy.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The audio and microphone quality was noticeably better as well—more clear than not using the earbuds at all.
    Jackie Cucco, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Switching to pricier papers specifically designed for inkjets can boost an ink tank printer's text quality and line graphics to at least match a laser, but the different paper types have a noticeably different feel than standard plain paper.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • If there were a definitive list of distinctly American consumption trends, Starbucks and protein would most certainly sit near the top.
    Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The same phenomenon hit the city-state of Singapore, where the book trade has distinctly declined despite enjoying a boom prior to 2019.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • To address this, a lottery system for applicants was put in place, which critics say is manifestly inefficient.
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Never mind that the consensus that the United States should have low taxes and stable money—the consensus of the economically prodigious nineteenth century—was manifestly shot to smithereens by the unbelievable policy developments of 1929-33.
    Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • The Dodgers brainstormed different ways to handle the bye break in 2024 and obviously overcame it to win the World Series title – but only after falling behind two games to one in the National League Division Series against the Padres.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Managers in 10-team leagues with a short bench are obviously looking at far different alternatives than those in 14-team leagues with deep benches.
    Gary Davenport, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The personality was evidently deliberately neutered.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
  • There is evidently room for improvement based on last season’s output.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Palpably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palpably. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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