1
as in noticeable
capable of being seen
the visible light spectrum runs from red to violet
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as in famous
widely known
although he had been kicking around Hollywood for years, he only became a highly visible actor after his starring role in that year's biggest movie
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Recent Examples of visible
Decades after that aha moment in a classroom in Santa Monica, Moctezuma is very much on the front lines of the arts in San Diego — a visible and vocal champion for visual art with a deep passion for and commitment to the arts.
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Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Parking spaces became dining rooms, sidewalks became gathering places, and outdoor dining quickly emerged as one of the city’s most visible and successful adaptations to crisis.
—Mike Flynn, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
When markets drop sharply, the losses feel immediate and visible.
—Steve Booren, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Many of the galaxies visible in spring lie in the direction of the Virgo Cluster and Coma Cluster, enormous collections of galaxies that together host thousands of members that rival our own Milky Way in scale and grandeur.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026
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Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Parking spaces became dining rooms, sidewalks became gathering places, and outdoor dining quickly emerged as one of the city’s most visible and successful adaptations to crisis.
—Mike Flynn, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
When markets drop sharply, the losses feel immediate and visible.
—Steve Booren, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Many of the galaxies visible in spring lie in the direction of the Virgo Cluster and Coma Cluster, enormous collections of galaxies that together host thousands of members that rival our own Milky Way in scale and grandeur.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for visible
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The large police presence was noticeable even before the commissioners’ meeting, when 14 city police officers and sheriff’s deputies stood outside.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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Fine-line flicks also made a quiet but noticeable debut on runways for Giorgio Armani Prive, Jovana Louis, and Prabal Gurung.—
Loren Savini,
Allure,
10 Mar. 2026
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For the next 16 weeks, the man behind one of the most famous restaurants in the world was going to work with his 130-member team at the five-acre compound to create multi-course meals costing $1,500 a seat.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Its Healing Hair Oil is its most famous product, but with its reparative and growth-promoting benefits, the Damage Reverse Serum deserves to be in the spotlight, too.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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The data in question includes information on joint movements, speed, rotation, visual input, touch, pressure, and force.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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Just like the verdant fields in Borrego Springs, San Diego County’s visual arts landscape will be in full bloom this season, with a bounty of vibrant exhibitions and events to keep art lovers busy all spring.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Scribbles, doodles, crayon marks and stickers — evoking Lisa Frank and anime cartoons — have begun appearing on prominent Gen Z contemporary fiction covers.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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The letter’s signatories included Amy Eilberg, the first woman to be ordained by the Conservative movement; Irving Greenberg, the the prominent Modern Orthodox rabbi, and David Wolpe, the rabbi emeritus of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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Realism, even loosely defined as movies of people doing observable and possible things, is never simple or uniform.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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Planet parades are observable during twilight.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
18 Feb. 2026
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The Cohen avatar appears to build off the feature that NBCUniversal has used during its 2024 Summer Olympics coverage that offers an avatar of famed sports announcer Al Michaels to help guide viewers through the voluminous Olympic matches and highlights offered via Peacock.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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In the 1960s, Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss turned part it into the famed A&M Recording Studio.—
Tracy Smith,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Parker was the second person to die in sheriff’s custody this year, and the first apparent suicide in more than two years.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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The influence is apparent even among non-evangelicals.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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The roof of his celebrated Restaurant Mestizo, also in the capital city, is supported by huge load-bearing stones from a local quarry; his Pite House, a residence in nearby Papudo, sits nestled on a cliffside that shelters it from prevailing winds.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
12 Mar. 2026
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Missing the celebrated reopening by only a few days, we were taken nearby to a smaller version, appropriately called Mini Kariakoo Market.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Visible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visible. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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