palpable
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Their frustration at being entangled in the machine of it all was sometimes palpable.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 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 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
Despite the palpable tension in the room, Japan still offered up billions of dollars in U.S. infrastructure investments.
From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026
Even if a black hole is invisible from the outside, its gravitational presence can be palpable.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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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