variants
also discernable
as in distinguishable
able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind
discernible differences in the two authors' writing styles
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Recent Examples of discernible
As the years passed, there was no discernible rise in cancer deaths in the area around Fukushima.
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Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Added to the chaos is the underlying rudimentary calculation of tariff levels that have produced wildly uneven and irrational effects on trading partners with no readily discernible policy value.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
The one discernible new scene – a brief exchange between Murrow and Hollenbeck – is primarily in service of a groanworthy punchline about how all the sane people have moved to Europe.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
As the years passed, there was no discernible rise in cancer deaths in the area around Fukushima.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for discernible
Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Added to the chaos is the underlying rudimentary calculation of tariff levels that have produced wildly uneven and irrational effects on trading partners with no readily discernible policy value.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
The one discernible new scene – a brief exchange between Murrow and Hollenbeck – is primarily in service of a groanworthy punchline about how all the sane people have moved to Europe.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
As the years passed, there was no discernible rise in cancer deaths in the area around Fukushima.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discernible
Adjective
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That route, however, will lead to a perceptible increase in health insurance premiums for workers and families across the board.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
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Some economists disagree, arguing that the perceptible price increases that would result from ending the de minimis rule prompted Trump to keep it in place.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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While Steve Austin's presence at WWE WrestleMania 41 was a highlight for many fans, his entrance wasn't without a minor, yet noticeable, hiccup.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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While all of the men had shaved heads and were wearing cloaks with a mysterious symbol on the back, the group's most noticeable trait was that each and every member had Glasgow smile-type scars carved into their faces.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Discernible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discernible. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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