palpates

verb

present tense third-person singular of palpate
as in feels
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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  1. feels
  2. touches
  3. shaves
  4. pats
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  • If the partner feels disconnected from the hotel brand, the benefit may add utility while weakening the program’s positioning.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • And then there’s the fact that Negan feels there is someone much better for the job of leader.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of feels
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  • Failure Becoming More Expensive States have begun regulating how AI touches coverage and care decisions, and scrutiny is coming for any system that influences a clinical or financial outcome.
    — Fawad Butt, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Also, chief data analyst Steve Kornacki is launching The Data Dive, a subscriber-exclusive newsletter that touches on the most consequential elections of the midterms.
    — Yasmin Vossoughian, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of touches
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  • Its ceramic blades easily tackle coarse hair and its waterproof design makes in-shower shaves a breeze.
    — Sara Coughlin, Allure, 5 July 2026
  • Zillow says that a pale pink bathroom could lose you up to $6,013, while a pale pink kitchen shaves an extra $4,201 off potential buyers' offers.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2026
Definition of shaves
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  • In police body camera footage, which Feder shared with WCCO, Feder gets out with his hands up and an officer pats him down.
    — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 12 July 2026
  • Each function compares itself to that function at other companies of similar scale and the functional leader pats themselves on the back for being ahead or at least not behind.
    — Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Definition of pats
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