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as in observability
the degree to which someone or something can be seen
When cycling at night, it's a good idea to wear reflective clothing to enhance your visibility to drivers.
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as in prominence
the state of being publicly acknowledged or known
The company hoped that the advertising deal would give their brand greater visibility.
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Recent Examples of visibility
In Wilmington, near the busiest port in the country, crumbling sidewalks would be fixed and a new traffic signal and high-visibility crosswalks would be added.
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Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Beauty’s race for AI search visibility is on.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
Early birds should try to glimpse the planetary parade before sunrise, and for night owls the best visibility will be right after sunset, Haviland said.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Nearly half of today’s breakout artists first gained visibility online.
—Becca Brazil, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
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Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Beauty’s race for AI search visibility is on.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
Early birds should try to glimpse the planetary parade before sunrise, and for night owls the best visibility will be right after sunset, Haviland said.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
Nearly half of today’s breakout artists first gained visibility online.
—Becca Brazil, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for visibility
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Earlier this month, the company closed its massive $25 billion acquisition of identity security company CyberArk and completed its purchase of AI observability platform Chronosphere in January.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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Nexus One now supports job-aware observability, allowing operators to correlate network behavior directly with GPU workloads.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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Released in November 2023, the track quickly became a cultural phenomenon, propelling the Mexican American singer-songwriter to prominence by early 2024.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
28 Feb. 2026
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There was more funding for higher education, less restrictive laws, lower voting ages, better reproductive rights for women and easier divorces, while icons of popular culture gained far greater prominence and influence as stuffy hierarchies disintegrated.—
Jason Burke,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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The base model starts at $1,599, while the higher-end Studio Display XDR starts at $3,299 and adds features aimed at more demanding professional use cases, including higher brightness, mini-LED backlighting and a faster refresh rate.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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The brightness of the 8K display is 150 times brighter than a typical planetarium and 10 times brighter than the digital projection at any local movie theater.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Mar. 2026
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Unit sales of prestige body products grew even faster by 14 percent, according to Circana.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The penthouse comes to market amid a notable reshuffling of Australia’s prestige property landscape.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
25 Feb. 2026
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Our stature was earned through the wisdom of our Founding Fathers and the sound policies that followed.—
Les Rubin,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Jonathan Young's physical stature was also a focus.—
Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Locals revelled in his notoriety.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Neuralink’s work in that area gained notoriety after the company reportedly killed 1,500 animals in testing.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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The situation was changing quickly and airlines urged passengers to check their flight status online before heading to the airport.—
CARA RUBINSKY,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Will soccer in the US one day have the global status that the Premier League, the Bundesliga, or Serie A do now?—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Tech companies are racing to predict whether AI’s popularity will result in a new hit product, similar to how the internet laid the foundation for the smartphone.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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Avoid a short, no-win situation in mid-May, then buckle up for popularity, heightened ambitions, new clarity and cosmic protection over all.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Visibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visibility. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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