perceivable

Definition of perceivablenext

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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
  • While many people might use hair extensions without obvious problems, irritation is relatively common.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
  • White checked all of those boxes and cemented himself as an obvious choice with a network of current donors, high-ranking business partners in Charlotte, as well as potential donors that Gaber hopes to convert.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Nervousness is perceptible across multiple countries.
    CLAUDIA CIOBANU, Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
  • This invisible infrastructural condition becomes further perceptible through sound.
    Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • That restraint was evident during Iran’s conflict with Israel last year and subsequent US aerial attacks, when China similarly only offered rhetorical support.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The in-demand event planner and lifestyle expert, who’s put on shindigs for celebs like Elton John, Jennifer Lopez, and Matthew McConaughey, has put his own spin on the seven-bedroom manse, evident in touches like a bedroom with textured gold wallpaper and a floral-print laundry room.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • But occasionally, a case with no discernible link to pigs is reported.
    Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Unfortunately, writer-director John Patton Ford has little feel for the American class system, no discernible talent for writing good dialogue, and minimal competency with directing actors.
    Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Heyer is gone, transferred to Oregon, but Braun, Battle and Holloway are seeing their goals manifest.
    John Shipley, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Masculinity and conflict, for Greenwell, seem opportunities for rurality to most obviously manifest.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Tuesday's storm is not a major storm but, will deliver a noticeable change from the stretch of unseasonably warm, near record temperatures of the last few days.
    Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • One shopper said that the effects have been noticeable to others as well.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The timing was almost too conspicuous.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Being conspicuous by his absence is not an honorable action, and will be remembered.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The results show that about 77% of Antarctica's coastline experienced no detectable grounding-line migration since 1996, suggesting broad stability across much of the continent.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2026

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“Perceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perceivable. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.

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