as in distinguishable
able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind
you should note a perceptible temperature change when you add the second element
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Recent Examples of perceptible
Trump’s consolidation of power in his second term has been driven by a perceptible change of pace.
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Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
Because far-off stars would be static over successive nights, nearer, moving objects would stand out against the backdrop — but, for an object as distant as Pluto, the motion would be barely perceptible.
—John Loeffler, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2025
By modernizing systems and processes where unnecessary friction exists, the healthcare industry can make improvements that have a perceptible impact on those delivering and receiving care.
—Amanda Eisel, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Every time, the conversation is a little different; every time, my knowledge of a friend is deepened or complicated, even if that change is barely perceptible.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2025
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Charlie Tyson, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
Because far-off stars would be static over successive nights, nearer, moving objects would stand out against the backdrop — but, for an object as distant as Pluto, the motion would be barely perceptible.
—John Loeffler, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2025
By modernizing systems and processes where unnecessary friction exists, the healthcare industry can make improvements that have a perceptible impact on those delivering and receiving care.
—Amanda Eisel, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Every time, the conversation is a little different; every time, my knowledge of a friend is deepened or complicated, even if that change is barely perceptible.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perceptible
Adjective
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If the sky becomes menacing and thunder becomes audible, seek out a safe place to seek shelter.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2025
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The member will deactivate audible and visual emergency warning equipment (emergency lights and sirens), resume a safe speed and comply with all traffic laws.—
Katie Moore,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Based on the study’s results, Tucker’s team believes that survivors of severe trauma may see noticeable changes in their biological systems’ baseline levels.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
10 Apr. 2025
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Moment Mom Realizes What 11-Year-Old Daughter Had Been Doing With Scissors By Jack Beresford Senior Life and Trends Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 A mom was shocked to discover that her 11-year-old daughter had made some noticeable modifications to her school uniform.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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As the years passed, there was no discernible rise in cancer deaths in the area around Fukushima.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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Added to the chaos is the underlying rudimentary calculation of tariff levels that have produced wildly uneven and irrational effects on trading partners with no readily discernible policy value.—
Jerrold Lundquist,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But such seizures at the border have not made an appreciable dent in American drug consumption.—
EDWARD ALDEN,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Mar. 2025
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But that’s not what’s happening here; Trump is seeking a full withdrawal and a halt to all payments, which will put an appreciable dent in the agency’s budget.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Perceptible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perceptible. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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