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as in distinguishable
able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind
some of the moon's more interesting features are apprehensible even to someone with a more modestly powered telescope
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as in understandable
capable of being understood
a teacher who favored preachy stories that had an easily apprehensible moral
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Recent Examples of apprehensible
Volt line of alt-country (think Jay Farrar with more apprehensible lyrics), has essentially been Andrew Grimm and a revolving cast of players for the past quarter-century.
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BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022
In a way, the moment of recognition in the mirror is also a moment of splintering: from the private self to the self that is apprehensible to the other.
—Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, Harper's magazine, 25 Nov. 2019
BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022
In a way, the moment of recognition in the mirror is also a moment of splintering: from the private self to the self that is apprehensible to the other.
—Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, Harper's magazine, 25 Nov. 2019
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The sudden appearance of Elsie, who bears more than a passing resemblance to the character of Gollum from The Lord of the Rings movies, causes Snell to let out an audible gasp.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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This accessibility feature provides an audible narration of on-screen events that would otherwise not be discernible through dialog alone.PCMAG, PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024
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Such incentives are accessible through both NASCAR.com and GOVX.com.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Despite the technical jargon, serverless computing is quite accessible to SMBs if approached correctly.Ken Pomella, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Authoritarian leaders ignore judges and courts with impunity, and adding courts to democracies has no appreciable effect on their protection of civic freedoms or minority rights.Ian Shapiro, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2014
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The system boasts an overall accident rate of 1 to 1.35 preventable accidents with either personal injury or appreciable property damage per million miles traveled, which Hardesty said is an exceptional record by any standard.Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
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Meaningful Transparency Transparency must go beyond surface-level initiatives to create trust-building and comprehensible healthcare experiences.Rajeev Ronanki, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The culture shock is comprehensible given Porsche’s priority on function over form.Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
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To be even more nitpicky, even via the PC, after pressing play there was always a tiny, but perceptible delay before the audio immenseein, which meant the first half-second of the first track faded in.Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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On Friday, wind gusts were 12 mph or less, with a nearly two-hour morning stretch of no perceptible winds, according to National Weather Service data.Dennis Romero, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Apprehensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprehensible. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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