1
as in noticeable
capable of being seen
the visible light spectrum runs from red to violet
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2
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
Porter presented his analysis of security footage from inside Kuykendall Stadium, which was at times unclear due to the rainy weather on the day of the stabbing, and because footage had to be magnified to be clearly visible, according to WFAA’s Jobin Panicker.
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
Stadium perimeter tightened for event At Dallas Stadium, security measures are already visible.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 6 June 2026
Shariatzadeh wore a white open-back halter neck gown with floral details visible from behind.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
The Great Barrier Reef is visible from space.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
Stadium perimeter tightened for event At Dallas Stadium, security measures are already visible.
—Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 6 June 2026
Shariatzadeh wore a white open-back halter neck gown with floral details visible from behind.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
The Great Barrier Reef is visible from space.
—Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for visible
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For those accustomed to smoother Pixar rides, the shifts in rhythm might be a tad too noticeable, but Lasseter, who also penned the script along with Dan Fogelman, the late Joe Ranft, Kiel Murray & Phil Lorin and Jorgen Klubien, still manages to cross the finish line in style.—
Michael Rechtshaffen,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2026
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The loss of weight is definitely noticeable.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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At other times, the music meditates on an image — there’s a tribute to Sylvia Plath, another famous McLean patient — that’s beautiful on its own but dramatically inert.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 June 2026
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Come evening, start your meal with the famous Mai Tai cocktail and the crunchy broccoli salad.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Literary, visual, and performative art of the African diaspora iterates separation as a literal separation of the bodies of mothers and children.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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But since the beginning of the 21st century, there’s been more and more access to the actual visual truth.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
7 June 2026
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Her husband, Vali Chandrasekaran, is a prominent television writer.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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In the microbiome of mice with worse survival, the researchers also noticed that one strain of bacteria — Sangeribacter muris KT1-3 — was most prominent.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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Malware was reused, observable and slow to evolve.—
Ken Ammon,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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Inside, the museum boasts a planetarium, giant-screen theater, exhibition zones, and landscaped outdoor teaching plots organized around regional species and observable plant phenomena.—
Bridget Borgobello
May 30,
New Atlas,
30 May 2026
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Barcelona founded its famed La Masia academy in 1979.—
Andy Yamashita,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2026
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Later this month, Pope Leo XIV will visit Barcelona’s famed Sagrada Familia to inaugurate and bless the Tower of Jesus Christ, the final tower of the long-gestating church.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
4 June 2026
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The humor resulting from the combination of apparent authenticity, slick social media editing and a compelling mission has prompted speculation among onlookers about the band's true origin.—
Max Bacall , Tessa Hoyos , Nikos DeGruccio,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
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The apparent unit of output—a token—is not a stable unit of economic value.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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The gruesome killings drew widespread attention after security video was made public in the country that relies heavily on its celebrated agriculture industry.—
Matteo Moschella,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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Those are the celebrated opening lines of the first part of Howl’s three parts and its footnoted coda, with that initial sentence running-on for seventy-eight frenetic lines.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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“Visible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visible. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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