as in physical
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relating to the sense of touch
The thick brushstrokes give the painting a tactile quality. visual and tactile experiences
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Recent Examples of tactile
This lady moves through the season in pieces that feel tactile and personal.
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Alex Badia, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
Bedazzling is tactile—you’re handling tiny objects and pressing each one into place—and that sensory engagement keeps you tethered to the present moment in a way that’s increasingly hard to come by.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 19 May 2026
Physical publications often benefit from heritage, design and tactile credibility.
—Simon Corbett, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Anna Cazenave Cambet Trained as a photographer, writer-director Cazenave Cambet brings a tactile sensibility to her work.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 17 May 2026
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Alex Badia, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
Bedazzling is tactile—you’re handling tiny objects and pressing each one into place—and that sensory engagement keeps you tethered to the present moment in a way that’s increasingly hard to come by.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 19 May 2026
Physical publications often benefit from heritage, design and tactile credibility.
—Simon Corbett, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Anna Cazenave Cambet Trained as a photographer, writer-director Cazenave Cambet brings a tactile sensibility to her work.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tactile
Adjective
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At the time, detectives collected and preserved physical evidence but were unable to narrow down a suspect.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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As for agentic commerce, in Jain’s framing, only Google, Anthropic, and Bilt have the breadth of demand-side merchant integrations to power AI commerce in the physical world.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Such an exercise must begin with what likely would be gone, namely Tyler Herro, Kel’el Ware and any tangible draft reinforcement until at least 2033, considering the draft capital that assuredly would be insisted upon by the Bucks.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
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The fixture schedule makes this tangible.—
Alan McCall,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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“Tactile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tactile. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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