1
as in noticeable
capable of being seen
the visible light spectrum runs from red to violet
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2
as in famous
widely known
although he had been kicking around Hollywood for years, he only became a highly visible actor after his starring role in that year's biggest movie
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Recent Examples of visible
On Sunday, pools of blood were still visible on the street next to the bright pink-and-green marijuana truck, which police had cordoned off with yellow tape.
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Dark matter's existence is only inferred from its gravitational effects on visible matter.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Ensure your vehicle is visible to others by using low-beam headlights, which also activate your taillights.
—Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Meta reported that just 900 community notes became visible in the first six months of its US rollout.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2026
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John Annese, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Dark matter's existence is only inferred from its gravitational effects on visible matter.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Ensure your vehicle is visible to others by using low-beam headlights, which also activate your taillights.
—Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, Meta reported that just 900 community notes became visible in the first six months of its US rollout.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for visible
Adjective
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Use the dome light and flashers to make your vehicle more noticeable.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Add in limited ventilation and the fact that windows usually can’t be opened freely, and the effects can quickly become noticeable.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The board game features historic and famous landmarks, including the Biltmore Hotel, the Venetian Pool and City Hall.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Simpson also said having her famous family there to support her helped push her through, even through the difficulty of long rehearsals under a heavy costume.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This visual story captures the festival’s scale, atmosphere, fashion and crowd energy throughout the grounds.—
Miami Herald newsroom,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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The visual effect provokes strikes, but the vibrations also stimulate the receptors in a bass's lateral line.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Strangely, as social media has moved from the text of status updates and tweets to short video, verbal commentary has actually grown more prominent and more viral.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Piker is one of the few prominent left-wing voices operating in digital spaces where young men congregate.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Meanwhile, the scale of the observable Universe continues to grow.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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This dual-sensor setup improves tracking of low-observable or intermittently emitting targets.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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It had been preceded from 1982 to 1985 by the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, a West Coast edition of the famed New Mexico festival that was presented under the auspices of the La Jolla Chamber Music Society at venues that included the Sherwood and The Old Globe in Balboa Park.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Three people were killed when a tour helicopter broke apart near Honolulu in April 2019, and that December seven people died - including three children - when one crashed in turbulent weather near the famed Na Pali Coast.—
JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Some are not much more apparent than a telephone pole.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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What wasn't hidden was their apparent glee.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Followed by a screening of the celebrated 2012 film Beasts of the Southern Wild, a project supported by both Sundance and SFFILM.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
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One of the most celebrated modern uses of pickles occurred during an NFL game in 2000 when the Philadelphia Eagles faced off against the Dallas Cowboys on a day when the temperature was a blistering 109 degrees Fahrenheit.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Visible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visible. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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