palped

past tense of palp

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for palped
Verb
  • Samples from the pockets of Walton’s jeans were tested and the results showed the one that was turned inside likely had been touched by Shockley, but not by Powell.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • Nejat, who now works for another unionized airline, said no instructors touched trainees during uniform checks there.
    Emma Hurt, AJC.com, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • The Willy Chavarria show was air-conditioned, pumped with Xinú perfume and felt expensive.
    Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • The devastation in Venezuela is being felt far beyond the country's borders.
    Erin Jones, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • The premiere wasn't the only time the women brushed shoulders with royalty.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
  • The striker brushed off criticism for his performance in Portugal’s first World Cup match to star in a brilliant 5-0 win over Uzbekistan yesterday.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Antonacci has twice been challenged by opponents — unsuccessfully — on balls that merely grazed his jersey.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 19 June 2026
  • But another pierced the car’s windshield, grazed the steering wheel and one of Fahd’s fingers before striking his son, Sam, in the head.
    Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • The White House Key Facts A rendering of the passport shared by the White House on Friday shows Trump presumably leaning over the Resolute Desk, fists clenched, alongside his signature and text from the Declaration of Independence.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • Coley and the audience know this isn’t true, but Sonya’s clenched jaw and steely gaze don’t leave room for questions.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • His head is freshly shaved and that same cheeky, yet surprisingly eloquent Egg-ness immediately comes through over our half-hour interview.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2026
  • The Supreme Court ruled that a Louisiana prisoner whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved off by prison guards cannot sue them under a federal law designed to protect the religious rights of prisoners.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 June 2026
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“Palped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palped. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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