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palpable

[pal-puh-buhl] / ˈpæl pə bəl /




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Ms. Field radiates palpable contempt that matches Iago’s—she’s almost as menacing as he is.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

At the precipice of an odyssey that will challenge the half-lives they’ve lived so far, the sisters’ anger is palpable.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

His passion for Los Angeles, classic films, and Cinespia’s devoted audience was palpable.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Hearts blew a gasket in trying to get level; their intensity and desire to score was so palpable that you could reach out and touch it.

From BBC • May 16, 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




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