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tactile

[tak-til, -tahyl] / ˈtæk tɪl, -taɪl /
ADJECTIVE
touchable
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Koch is taking handwritten notes from people close to her for her personal item, which she has described as a "tactile connection" to loved ones back on Earth.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

In addition to the tactile experience, I really enjoy the actual process of trying to find new things to read.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2026

Almourzaeva, who grew up in Russia in the ‘90s, wanted a player that offered “the tactile feel of my childhood and bringing it back into my daily routine, something familiar, something warm.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Preparing food becomes a regulatory act — a way to channel overwhelming emotion into something tactile and nourishing.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

A tactile world of smiles and laughter that she, her mother, had no part in.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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