palp

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palp
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The Panthers are banking on a repeat performance, even if Jackson feels like a potential regression candidate.
    Mike Kaye July 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025
  • The picturesque port city embraces its past and readily shares it with visitors, though not in a way that feels like schoolwork.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Courtney's husband surprises their daughter after shaving his beard off.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
  • On those three days, just over a millisecond is expected to be shaved off the standard 24-hour day.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • Jonathan Lamb told reporters earlier in the week, urging residents not to touch mounds of wreckage before it’s properly searched.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 13 July 2025
  • Learning to be a leader should start early on: An episode with Brian Sprout, varsity baseball coach at Woodbury’s East Ridge High School, touched on how sports can help youth become emerging leaders.
    Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • One of the others mimed palming the girl’s rear while the third snapped a photo.
    Dan Greene, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
  • With his feet still inside the penalty area, but his right arm extended beyond its edge, Henderson took the ball almost off Haaland’s foot and palmed it away from his goal, towards the touchline.
    Matt Pyzdrowski, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Verb
  • Martz brushed off the remark and Bertram took him back to his office.
    Tony Cook, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
  • Fixing leaks, turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth, installing water-efficient appliances and running full loads of laundry all help reduce water use.
    Claire Marks, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“Palp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palp. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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