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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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At the most obvious level, of course.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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But her agent at GSE Worldwide represents all three of the other FP Movement tennis players, Sloane Stephens, Danielle Collins, and Sofia Kenin, which made for an easy and obvious transition.—
Jessica Schiffer,
Vogue,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The cosmic vibration is supposed to be more perceptible and bring out repressed impulses, emotions, or insights.—
Hannah Madlener,
Glamour,
12 Dec. 2025
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Here, the curve of SO(2) is barely perceptible.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
3 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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When Hunter arrives at our table in a sleek black skirt, her warmth toward Rosta is immediately evident.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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Sirianni’s loyalty to his staff, beyond his two internal offensive coordinator promotions, is evident.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Cummings notes that there is a discernible shift nationally of younger adults leaving large metro areas for smaller- to medium-sized metro areas that are more affordable.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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Going back to the 1950s, there is no discernible trend, with the first day finishing positive about 48% of the time, according to Bespoke Investment Group.—
Sean Conlon,Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
2 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The region’s North African influences (Tunisia lies just across the coast) are acutely manifest in its cuisine—San Vito Lo Capo hosts an annual couscous festival and chickpea fritters, pistachios, and spices such as saffron and cinnamon feature across many of its restaurants’ menus.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Jan. 2026
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This seems unexceptionable today, when even popular language columnists, such as the Times’ John McWhorter, are manifest descriptivists.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The tint is sheer and subtle but makes a noticeable difference in evening out skin tone and camouflaging discoloration.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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While Reconcept recommends sessions of at least 30 minutes, shorter experiences can still produce noticeable effects.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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There was a conspicuous gap in the center of downtown Detroit for a quarter century.—
JC Reindl,
Freep.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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The score of the match wasn’t unusual, a 6-0, 6-0 win for Germany’s Lorena Schaedel; what was conspicuous was the performance of her opponent, the 21-year-old Egyptian Hajar Abdelkader, on what seems to have been her professional debut.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The sanitizer at the dish machine had no detectable sanitizer.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
January 14,
Sacbee.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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Highlighted in green is the most recent bounce to start the year, which is barely detectable within the context of this long-term downtrend.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Perceivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perceivable. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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