as in distinguishable
able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind
there was a barely detectable hum coming from the refrigerator
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Adjective
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Philadelphia brought back Sirianni amid murmurs about his job status, and that conversation became more audible after the Eagles started the season 2-2.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC News,
23 Jan. 2025 -
Complaints about distraction are most audible from members of the knowledge class—journalists, artists, novelists, professors.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Using wigs, hats, scarves, or other styling options can make hair loss less noticeable, and looser hairstyles are less likely to lead to hair loss and damage.13 Sometimes, hair loss resolves on its own.—
Michael MacIntyre,
Verywell Health,
31 Jan. 2025
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Signs of Endometriosis The most common and noticeable symptom of endometriosis is pain.—
Rena Goldman,
Health,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Fort Bend County District Attorney Brian Middleton, whose office is currently prosecuting two crosswalk death cases under the new statute, said a the circumstances of a crash can be easily discernible from an immediate but thorough investigation by police.—
Jay R. Jordan,
Axios,
30 Jan. 2025
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That detail is not immediately discernible to the naked eye, unlike the large, attention-catching disks the performers wear around their necks, and which Lauer also designed.—
Elisabeth Vincentelli,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The complete lack of ghosting or any perceptible delay between my key presses or mouse clicks and onscreen response is refreshing.—
Simon Hill,
WIRED,
28 Oct. 2022
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Those in-the-moment progressions can feel tiny and barely perceptible from one session to the next.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
16 Jan. 2025
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