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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palp
Verb
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Labor in healthcare includes taking down medical histories, making diagnoses, lifting patients, removing lumps, palpating livers, writing notes, processing claims and comforting patients.—
Kevin Vigilante,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025 -
Expect a thorough exam, during which the provider will palpate (touch) the bicep, check for swelling or tenderness, and assess your range of motion and strength.—
Sarah Jividen,
Health,
11 Oct. 2024
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In what felt like just a few seconds, the motion subsided, and my seat retreated back to the deck.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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According to Nutritionists By Brianna Peters In an era when nearly everything feels politicized and uncertain, these mystic tools offer something precious: a means of reconnecting with ourselves.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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Tommaso Ciampa has recently undergone a noticeable change in appearance by shaving off his trademark beard.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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With cord-cutting continuing to shave the traditional pay-TV bundle by millions of subscribers a year, however, FAST has become an increasingly vibrant part of the TV ecosystem.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Since the fiddle is so approachable, every hand that touches it has the ability to impact its sound.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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Use my convening power, use my platform as mayor, and then use my pulpit to convene everyone in the city who will touch economic development.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Onana allowed Thiago Almada’s 25th-minute free-kick to go straight in while Rayan Cherki’s equaliser deep into stoppage time at the end of the game came after the goalkeeper palmed Corentin Tolisso’s effort back into his path.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Slicing this way makes the lemons easier to palm.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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For example, brush your teeth with the opposite hand, take a new route to work or order a new dish.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Meet the candidates April 21, 2025 With Trump back in the White House and the economy on the skids, Democrats will surely brush off their familiar playbook and seek to turn the governor’s race into a referendum on the unpopular president.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Palp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palp. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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