perceptibly

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The energy in the audience shifted slightly but perceptibly: Wait, is he rapping?

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2024

She slows perceptibly, and the otherwise intense beam of her attention softens.

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2022

For example, neutron bombardment can turn the nickel in many steel alloys into a form that gives off helium, causing the steel to swell perceptibly.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 22, 2022

But the tamis-mashed potatoes were perceptibly smoother than the ricer-mashed potatoes, and despite their lineage from Russets, made for a credible pomme purée stand-in.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2021

Jefferson’s posture toward Washington shifted perceptibly in 1794.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis