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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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There was no obvious precipitating event, but the encroachment of Grok seemed foreboding.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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What is obvious is the Dolphins aren’t going the Wizards route.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Nervousness is perceptible across multiple countries.—
CLAUDIA CIOBANU,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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This invisible infrastructural condition becomes further perceptible through sound.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In practice, that misalignment is most evident at the factory level.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Mar. 2026
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One place this shift is particularly evident is in theatrical gender play—specifically, in the significant number of women who played men’s roles on the nineteenth-century stage.—
Betsy Golden Kellem,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Also, starting in the new era, approximately once a year, Probst will, for no discernable reason, start talking in a Shakespearean accent.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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With no discernable reason beyond intimidation, Hasner approved this staggering waste of taxpayer funds, stifling the First Amendment right of peaceable assembly.—
Karen J. Leader,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Untouched and undiscovered Tulum is not, but its magnetism is still manifest in its profound natural beauty, immense history, and pristine beaches with some of the whitest sand in the world.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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Heyer is gone, transferred to Oregon, but Braun, Battle and Holloway are seeing their goals manifest.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The brush consistently delivers the right amount of product, creating noticeable length and definition that make my eyes pop.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
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In his second game back after February hamate bone surgery, the switch-hitting shortstop took swings from both sides of the plate with no noticeable pain.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That’s a conspicuous disparity.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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In the early 2000s, scientists first saw these conspicuous cataclysms, which can shine much longer and be more than 10 times brighter than a normal supernova.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
11 Mar. 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,
18 Mar. 2026
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Researchers still haven’t pinned down the full range of celestial bodies whose mergers can produce gravitational waves detectable by LVK.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Perceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perceivable. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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