palpable
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Throughout, the crowd’s energy is palpable, especially on one of Marley’s most explicitly romantic songs, “No Woman, No Cry.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The difference is that the Obamas appear to like each other and, especially in the early years of his presidency, had palpable chemistry that induced romantic fantasies.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
There was a palpable sense of anticipation in the room.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Among survivors, I encountered palpable frustration at the lack of resolution, dearth of attention from law enforcement, and the ease with which the bloodshed left the headlines.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
It set the precedents, established in palpable fact what the Constitution had only outlined in purposely ambiguous theory, thereby opening up and closing off options for all the history that followed.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing palpable
The Giver
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Power Suffix: -able
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Grade 10, List 1
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