variants
also discernable
as in distinguishable
able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind
discernible differences in the two authors' writing styles
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Recent Examples of discernible
Unlike in peer democracies, there has been virtually no discernible changes in the U.S. two-party system even after what is now more than two decades of discontent with national policymaking and a collapse of confidence in institutions like Congress and the Supreme Court.
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Mostly, though, Death of a Unicorn just feels like exhausting, enforced fun: its plot goes everywhere all at once for no discernible reason.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
But with that came a discernible shift in the firm’s culture, and in the balance of power between the corporate and litigation departments.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
There’s been no discernible pattern to this season’s 1-0 wins, a tally only Championship high-fliers Sheffield United have matched in the EFL this season.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Mostly, though, Death of a Unicorn just feels like exhausting, enforced fun: its plot goes everywhere all at once for no discernible reason.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
But with that came a discernible shift in the firm’s culture, and in the balance of power between the corporate and litigation departments.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2025
There’s been no discernible pattern to this season’s 1-0 wins, a tally only Championship high-fliers Sheffield United have matched in the EFL this season.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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