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Recent Examples of perceivable
The trajectory puts Venus in a different category than most of its perceivable peers.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perceivable
Adjective
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The old gunslinger makes the most of an AFC without an obvious favorite and rides off after one last trip into the playoffs, this one coming with a postseason win.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Neural activation and event consolidation seem too bureaucratic, even obvious.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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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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This means that even in noisy environments, the signals remain clearly perceptible to the mics.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Patricia Peck, a council member of Brazil’s Data Protection Authority and author of 46 books on law and technology, said the country’s executive and judicial branches have pushed for big techs to be proactive against crimes online despite evident stagnation of the debate in congress.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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Finally, after my sister had been hacking away for three minutes or so, one man stood, stared, anger evident on his face, and stomped away.—
Tom Levenson,
Time,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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But there’s also a discernible strain of hope and timeliness amid the bleakness in some of the most recent hits.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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But his own career is less discernible.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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For those in the Rotunda that December day, and for tens of millions of visitors over the next half century, the overwhelming power of the Declaration as symbol and relic was manifest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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The entire flywheel of Anonymous is manifest in that movie from the cast to the book all the way through to the end of production.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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For families dealing with allergies, wildfire smoke, pets or newer homes with lingering chemical odors, upgrading to a real HEPA air purifier can make a noticeable difference.—
Ryan Brennan
May 18,
Charlotte Observer,
18 May 2026
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Either way, the presence of the nutsedge has given a clear roadmap for corrective maintenance on an issue that often isn’t noticeable until root rot sets in.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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Cases of domestic servitude are even less conspicuous.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The most conspicuous symptom of this transition, certainly, was the contortion of the nation-state, and the resulting unravelling of political cultures built up over many decades.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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There was no detectable bitterness in his voice.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
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“Perceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perceivable. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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