Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for palped
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The top loft of the 1903 cast-iron Soho building hadn’t been touched in three decades.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
4 Oct. 2025 -
Neve and Nala’s first encounter has touched so many hearts online, leading to more than 1,600 comments on the TikTok post so far.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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LaForest felt the urge herself.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Those who felt the quake are encouraged to report it through the USGS Felt Report form.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Her dark brown bob was freshly trimmed and curled toward her face; the top brushed and styled over the left side of her head.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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An increase in sunlight, together with the pressure drop, confirmed that the robot had crossed the eyewall and brushed the eye itself.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The dress also grazed the red carpet at the time, indicating that Roberts has since had the gown hemmed.—
Starr Bowenbank,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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In the distance, cows grazed on rolling meadows.—
Siobhan Reid,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lalay, a 15-foot crocodile, was not amused and spent half an hour thrashing around with the man’s leg clenched in her teeth, until the park owner clocked her over the head with a block of concrete to get her to let go.—
Kassondra Cloos,
Outside,
10 Sep. 2025
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And then there’s Eros, also known as Cupid, who flies away with his little buttocks clenched at the least hint of a rational process.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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During their journey, their time for climbing Colorado’s 53 14ers—a mere 33 days—shaved more than 21 days from the previous speed record.—
Outside,
Outside,
25 Sep. 2025
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The fallout, which sparked criticisms that Disney was caving on free-speech issues and drew some threats from Hollywood talent to stop working with the company, shaved more than $4 billion off its market value last week.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Palped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palped. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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