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
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  • When governance is embedded in the data itself, organizations can generate authoritative and auditable records of the data that every agent touched, when it was accessed and under what policy conditions.
    — Rick Vanover, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In Hama, the wounds are 44 years old; the city was hollowed out, every family touched by loss.
    — Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of touched
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  • Tarik Skubal could have been wearing a Rays hat or a Brewers hat if either organization felt comfortable parting with prospects.
    — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But with this hypothesis the siblings felt they had been given the freedom to dream for the first time—the very time a miracle might just happen.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of felt
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  • Employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month, and Labor Department revisions shaved 103,000 jobs off payrolls in May and June.
    — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Guidance The company shaved its full-year outlook across several key metrics.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of shaved
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  • Merrill helped Tatis to his feet and patted him on the chest.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of patted
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“Palpated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palpated. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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