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Recent Examples of perceptibly
Public funding in Kansas The emotion about keeping the Royals in Missouri has perceptibly changed in the last 10 days.
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Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2026
After trying out a shot in the fourth episode in which Kim smiled, barely perceptibly, while watching Jimmy pull off a stunt, the creators settled into the idea that her character wasn’t a scold but was turned on by Jimmy’s shenanigans — and could be a surprising and active ally.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025
Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2026
After trying out a shot in the fourth episode in which Kim smiled, barely perceptibly, while watching Jimmy pull off a stunt, the creators settled into the idea that her character wasn’t a scold but was turned on by Jimmy’s shenanigans — and could be a surprising and active ally.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perceptibly
Adverb
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Dining Across The Nobu Property That same attention to detail carries directly into Nobu Restaurant Los Cabos, which feels distinctly different from other Nobu locations globally.—
Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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The real Four Seasons Miami, located in downtown Brickell, offers a distinctly unique—but equally luxe—flavor of the Magic City.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
Adverb
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Republicans clearly have more easy opportunities to draw friendly districts going forward.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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The strongest bond is the one that knows how to meet you clearly.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
Adverb
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Although something is discernibly missing—the sound of music.—
Anna Haines,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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There are no star turns, no parts that are discernibly meatier, no actor without a fully dimensional character to play, irrespective of their screen time.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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To put it plainly, there is no foreboding El Niño cloud that will appear above your house, and many random weather events will still occur that have few, if any, tangible links to the weather phenomenon.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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To put it plainly, your people are not the bottleneck.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Perceptibly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perceptibly. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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