Thesaurus results for PALPATING

palpating

verb

present participle of palpate

as in touching

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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Moore was convicted in 2013 in an unrelated incident of inappropriately touching a 16-year-old boy.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Four years later, that team runs 40% cheaper and 94% of routine employee questions get resolved without a person touching them.

— Billy Biggs, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of touching

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But Fox News also is likely feeling the impact of the dwindling number of homes with subscriptions to pay TV, as consumers continue to abandon cable and satellite services for streaming, although CNN and MS NOW gained viewers despite the same trend.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
As housing prices have skyrocketed, so too have property tax bills, despite homeowners feeling no richer.

— M. Nolan Gray, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of feeling

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Men in some communities stop shaving, while women may remove their jewelry.

— Shushan Karapetian, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026
Like almost winning a race, almost shaving a second off my time for the 3200m run, my event in high school, the one that got me into college, a recruit for someone else to gamble on.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of shaving

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Sprinkle salt mixture all over outside of the turkey as well as inside the cavity of the turkey, patting to adhere and nudging some into every crevice.

— Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
Parents said the conversations mostly served as a hand-patting session rather than practical help.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of patting

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There are no little bulges to accommodate the eyes, just cozy silk brushing lightly against my eyelids.

— Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 29 Oct. 2026
Carefully dig up the mother plant or remove it from the container, brushing soil from clumps of roots or rhizomes.

— Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of brushing

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But according to multiple reports, including the Associated Press, Blackburn is not considering tapping Hegseth.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2026
Changshin taps Palantir Changshin, a Korean footwear company that manufactures shoes for Nike, is tapping Palantir Technologies to connect information and workflows from footwear development and sample planning through factory production.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026

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