palpated

verb

past tense of palpate
as in touched
medical to examine (part of the body) by touching it The doctor palpated his ribs to see if there was any tenderness.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palpated
  1. touched
  2. felt
  3. shaved
  4. patted
Verb
  • Notable deaths of 2026 A look back at the esteemed personalities who left us this year, who touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • That's how many companies OpenAI says were touched by its rogue model during the Hugging Face breach—not counting Hugging Face itself.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Definition of touched
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  • Villa felt Roma were leading the pursuit of Garnacho this summer, though Emery pushed to convince the player to move to the Midlands.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • An inaudible heartbeat reverberates through the space at a frequency below human hearing, producing vibrations that can be felt by those standing nearby.
    — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
Definition of felt
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  • Joe Mack shaved the Marlins’ deficit to 5-3 with a two-run homer off AJ Blubaugh in the seventh, his ninth home run of the season and second of the series.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • Giffords was hooked up to tubes and monitors, and her head was shaved.
    — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of shaved
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  • When an excitable teenager cut in front of my dad, Frankenstein — without saying a word — gestured for the kid to be patient and wait, patted my dad on the back and posed for a picture.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
  • That fluffy powder is gently patted into cups and flavored with various syrups, such as lime or strawberry.
    — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of patted
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