perceived

past tense of perceive
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Recent Examples of perceived As hotels compete for increasingly discerning customers, designs perceived as impractical or uncomfortable can quickly backfire in the age of viral social media. Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025 At age 62, Doug Rasheed has enough self-awareness to know how his accomplishments in the music industry might be perceived by consumers of today’s most popular artists and songs. Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025 Research even shows that leaders with greater self-awareness are perceived as more effective. Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Who and where reveals geopolitical trends The travel patterns of leaders are a powerful indicator of their priorities and perceived importance of other nations. Collin J. Meisel, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025 Any unpleasant government decision—such as the August order blocking voice calls on WhatsApp and Telegram, on the pretext of preventing scams and terrorist activity—tends to be perceived mostly with passive discontent and immediate adaptation with the search for alternative practical solutions. Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2025 That‘s led to an artist like Thug wanting to be perceived as a gangster more than a savvy businessman, even with a precarious 15-year probation over his head. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025 Both moral panics perceived a threat in society. Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025 Onscreen, Evans’s Mike Tyler instead takes a more self-destructive route — at times, equal parts hilarious and harrowing — preoccupied by his public image and being perceived as a righteous do-gooder. Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perceived
Verb
  • Dudek sensed the growing tension.
    Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In the second half, veteran center Garrett Bradbury sensed the Patriots offense stalling from its own listlessness.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But in recent years, psychologists, sociologists and concerned parents alike have noticed a growing number of young adults who seem caught in this adolescent quicksand — unable or unwilling to take the next step into adulthood.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • People in neighborhood are afraid, candidates say The Republican candidate seeking Hortman’s seat, real estate agent Ruth Bittner, noticed early in her campaign that people in the neighborhood where Hortman was killed seemed afraid to open their doors.
    Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Now in production, the indie feature stars Dern as steadfast patriarch Gramps, whose daughter Shay (Thompson) is a single mother navigating the ADHD diagnosis of one of her identical twin sons, who shares his medication with his brother in attempt to be understood, sparking an unforgettable summer.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Christian Siriano has always understood the art of drama.
    Essence, Essence, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By the time the impeachment trial commenced, the top-down pressure from prominent, national Republicans could be seen and felt.
    Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Time felt different there—slower, more deliberate.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Researchers from the Center for Whale Research, SeaDoc Society and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance confirmed the female calf was deceased, with its umbilical cord still attached when spotted in Rosario Strait near the San Juan Islands.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Jennifer Garner is spotted filming her upcoming Peacock series, The Five-Star Weekend while on location in Nantucket.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Who knew the antidote for my incurable pixie cut envy would be a 13-second video of Kate Middleton?
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Prine’s health issues of the previous couple of decades were no secret—the throat cancer, the operation for lung cancer, and God knew what else.
    Tom Piazza September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The trees were cut down, sawed in half, hollowed out and tied back together for the musicians to use.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Fanatics shared the moment Tennessee Titans first overall pick, quarterback Cam Ward, saw Brady pop up on the screen to give him some wise words.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The contentious issue, which was regarded as a momentous turning point when it was adopted by the European Union in 2023, has been a hot topic at the IAA Mobility auto show in Munich this week.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Second, the survey results reveal that transfer pricing arrangements continue to be regarded as the most complex aspect of corporate taxation.
    Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

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