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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. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprehensible
Adjective
  • Air raid sirens blared in the background, and the only other audible noise was the terrified whimpers of the person holding the camera.
    Vox Staff, Vox, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Pam, meanwhile, left the room to cry, which was fully audible to viewers watching at home.
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • For fans of the gear, Lululemon has already started making Fernandez’s style more accessible at retail and has the Pace Breaker Shorts ready at retail, along with a passionate pink version of the Relaxed-Fit Training Short-Sleeve Shirt, similar to Tiafoe’s Metal Vent Tech Tee, in the bright color.
    Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Proponents of allowing transgender athletes to compete according to their gender identity argue that sports should be inclusive and accessible to all, regardless of gender identity.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • By three to six months, most patients can see appreciable volume gains.
    Jolene Edgar, Allure, 9 Jan. 2025
  • For starters, there are a few practical things that ushered this shift: From the 1970s onward, Americans began to think of homes as appreciable investments.
    Zachary Crockett, thehustle.co, 13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The concerns are comprehensible enough: in the rarefied zero-sum world of elite American education, is the use of lotteries or personality scores for admissions not discriminatory toward Asian students who must be better than best in their efforts—when their efforts have any bearing at all?
    Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The precise figures are less important than the core takeaway, however: Syrians are split in their loyalties, and those splits are comprehensible.
    Daniel Corstange, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2016
Adjective
  • Those in-the-moment progressions can feel tiny and barely perceptible from one session to the next.
    Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Like Farrow’s, Stone’s cut is no longer than an inch on the sides, with slightly longer sections at the top allowing for a barely perceptible part.
    Ashley Davis, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025

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“Apprehensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprehensible. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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