palpable
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The relief here was palpable when a small dot of bright white light was spotted high above the ocean, and Wiseman's voice rang out at mission control, "Houston, We have you loud and clear."
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
On Wednesday, there was a palpable sense of relief in Dubai, Doha and Kuwait that these Gulf cities avoided potentially catastrophic Iranian retaliatory strikes on their own power plants and water desalination facilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
The excitement at ground control was palpable, Gibbons said, adding that it was a "special" moment filled with tears, hugs and laughter.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
The house needn’t be fleshed out to be made to seem real, but since it plays such an important role in the play, its presence onstage ought to at least be palpable to the characters.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
The heat from the fire pit was palpable even at a distance; for the wildlings, it had to be blistering.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Vocabulary lists containing palpable
The Giver
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Power Suffix: -able
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Grade 10, List 1
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