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discernible

[dih-sur-nuh-buhl, -zur-] / dɪˈsɜr nə bəl, -ˈzɜr- /


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Emotional arcs are readily discernible, and there are surprising shifts in tempo and density.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

In the preceding years, more than 1,000 babies a year were dying unexpectedly in England and Wales, with no discernible cause found.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

How refreshingly meta, then, that “The Devil Wears Prada 2” — a film that seemingly had no discernible reason to exist other than to make money — directly addresses its own superfluity.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Fortunately when Jay suggests that his character wear an eyepatch—for no discernible reason—Leigh is saved from having to discuss the issue by the arrival of Ruth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Center Valley’s strawberry fields lay under nine inches of powder and were as fuzzy through the snowfall as a landscape in a dream, with no discernible hard edges.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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