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Recent Examples of perceivable
This lack of a perceivable third dimension can lead to a lot of confusion.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 19 June 2026
But the hardly perceivable details, the miniscule mistakes piled up to cost Colorado a game that meant everything.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
The trajectory puts Venus in a different category than most of its perceivable peers.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Phil Plait, Scientific American, 19 June 2026
But the hardly perceivable details, the miniscule mistakes piled up to cost Colorado a game that meant everything.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
The trajectory puts Venus in a different category than most of its perceivable peers.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perceivable
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But what feels most haunting about the arc of then to now, about Smith’s unfathomable issues and woes — yet obvious heart and particularly evident quest to find himself in recent years — is that his words then were spoken with a sense of arrival and past tense.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
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Look in the most obvious places first.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 June 2026
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Many of today’s most prominent artists are focused on rendering vast, abstract, and often invisible systems perceptible—often by scaling them down to something more sensible while still gesturing toward their magnitude.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
24 May 2026
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That shift isn’t just perceptible—it’s been acknowledged by the women who helped build the Atlanta franchise.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
12 May 2026
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Eiglarsh added that while the suffering of the families was evident throughout the trial, the defense successfully argued that the crash was a tragic accident.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
24 June 2026
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As part of this shift, Cuban officers are opting to train soldiers in guerrilla tactics rather than conventional warfare — a strategic departure corroborated by Cancian that is also evident in the footage.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
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But as much as YouTube and other platforms offer compelling alternatives for development and distribution, there was a discernable sense among the room of producers, executives, analysts and lawyers that the biggest goal is to achieve meaningful progress in the heart of traditional Hollywood.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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To evoke nautical rope at the bar, the team replicated its weave in cork, an effect discernible only by touch.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
16 June 2026
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In a sport where just one player can change lives and where a market like theirs should offer a manifest destiny, the team delivered, mostly, pain.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
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That contrast was also manifest in the relative outcomes; the White House only belatedly announced deals for the sale of 200 Boeing jets and at least $17 billion of American agricultural products annually to China through 2028.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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Evolutionary cues, emotional encoding and genetics all converge in how partners experience each other’s smell, and a noticeable shift in that experience may be worth paying attention to.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
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After 12 weeks, the results suggested that a tiny dose of regular exercise could yield noticeable physical benefits.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2026
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Other discounters step up Spirit’s other rivals in the discount category also have been conspicuous in their additions, essentially upholding the airport’s tradition of being the state’s mainstay for budget carriers.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
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Massage scheduling communications One of the most conspicuous absences is communication relating to the scheduling of massages in the years prior to Epstein's death.—
Daniel Ruetenik,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
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This subtle yet detectable respect goes a long way.—
Angela J. Narayan,
The Conversation,
9 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Perceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perceivable. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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