perceivable

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Recent Examples of perceivable 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
Adjective
  • And a soft implant can be the best option to avoid an obvious edge.
    Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • That’s because your liver won’t give you obvious clues that say there’s a MASH up going there.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • My sister looked up at me and ever so gently, with barely perceptible pressure, squeezed my hand.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • That perceptible swing—characterized by personality, warmth, and settled approachability—coincided with Amy Astley’s appointment as our head of editorial content.
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This is not your father’s or grandfather’s Atherton High School football program, and never was that more evident than Tuesday’s practice at the school.
    Rich Barak, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The care taken in preparing the food is evident.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Your device setup or cellular networks if discernible.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Trump’s Alaska meeting with his Russian counterpart last month resulted in no formal agreement or any discernible progress towards one.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This is made manifest through four sections (two comprising the majority of the book).
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Chaves isn’t so interested in making psychic vision manifest via a film camera — that’s been done before anyway.
    Katie Walsh, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Why Local Marketing Is Gaining Ground Again In recent years, there’s been a noticeable shift in how small and midsized businesses (SMBs) approach marketing.
    Ashot Barseghyan, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Particularly noticeable is Cavagnari’s eye for mixing midcentury modern furnishings, vintage lighting from Morocco, and older pieces that carry a story with them, such as a portable writing desk and a chair that folds into its own leather steamer trunk.
    Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Even royals apparently appreciate the brand’s combination of understated style and conspicuous thrift.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • On Thursday morning, as members walked to the Capitol for votes, there was a conspicuous police presence.
    Nik Popli, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The tension is detectable in her work.
    Dan Kois, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025
  • It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025

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“Perceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perceivable. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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