adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
almost
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The disgruntlement among its two million members is almost palpable .
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Mones's gloom was almost palpable .
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The solitude and the almost palpable darkness combined to create the feeling that they'd been draped in a blanket.
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Doyle's excitement was almost palpable .
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The relief among the crowd was almost palpable .
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Their love was almost palpable in the small room, warm as the fire, strong and soothing as sweet tea.
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Several excellent compositions by Mendoza plus brilliance spark Abercrombie and the creative excitement is almost palpable .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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His frustration was palpable .
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Tension in the city was as palpable as the dust in the air
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Alan Keyes, an opponent of abortion, shows more palpable signs of support in Iowa than in New Hampshire.
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Decades later, its winning vocal harmonies and spirited musical style still has a palpable impact.
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For outsiders the cultural energy of the city is palpable .
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He achieved it, and the relief was palpable .
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Such palpable absurdities have continued for some 20 years, despite the partial and cautious liberalisation of the past three or four.
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To talk of dawn raids in the circumstances is palpable nonsense.