Thesaurus results for PALPATED

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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Perez’s mom has been incredibly touched and honestly overwhelmed by everyone’s generosity.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Annie is deeply touched by Jess’s consideration and skill as a lover.

— S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026

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Other major Chinese ports have felt the swell of containers, with Dimerco noting that ocean carriers have cut allocations and skipped calls at Qingdao to clear typhoon backlogs at southern ports.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Given that the challenge/ability relationship is not static, this balance needs to be regularly reassessed, as work that once felt challenging may eventually become routine.

— Naira Velumyan, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

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And that overall figure has been on a downward trend for the past several years as episode counts get shaved on series and major studios place fewer overall bets on movies or shows annually.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Colbert gifted Kimmel his Captain America shield, did a sketch-within-an-interview with his son impersonating a Kiwi police officer, and shaved for our amusement.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

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