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as in noticeable
capable of being seen
the visible light spectrum runs from red to violet
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as in famous
widely known
although he had been kicking around Hollywood for years, he only became a highly visible actor after his starring role in that year's biggest movie
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Recent Examples of visible
Instead, Biden stayed in Los Angeles, where smoke from the nearby wildfires was visible from his hotel.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The Pacific Palisades fire started around 10:30 a.m. and quickly consumed about 4.6 square miles (11.6 square kilometers) and sent up a dramatic plume of smoke visible across Los Angeles.
—Jaimie Ding, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
A little more than two hours later, the fire had ballooned in size and was visible from space.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Clean the skin: People often rinse chicken to remove visible impurities such as blood, feathers, or other impurities before cooking.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The Pacific Palisades fire started around 10:30 a.m. and quickly consumed about 4.6 square miles (11.6 square kilometers) and sent up a dramatic plume of smoke visible across Los Angeles.
—Jaimie Ding, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
A little more than two hours later, the fire had ballooned in size and was visible from space.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Clean the skin: People often rinse chicken to remove visible impurities such as blood, feathers, or other impurities before cooking.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
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And perhaps the most noticeable change: BMW eliminated the traditional gauge cluster in the dash in favor of a customizable digital version projected onto the windshield.Abigail Bassett, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
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Erivo has long been synonymous with her nails—but her manicures were especially noticeable while promoting Wicked.Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 5 Jan. 2025
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Russian ballet companies, including the Bolshoi, were a mainstay of this opulent theater, famous for its flawless acoustics.Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 6 Jan. 2025
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Rifle High School had no commemoration of its most famous former student.Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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The device meets visual assessment requirements for ISO, ASTM, AATCC, and BSI standards.Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 16 Jan. 2025
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The visual, co-directed by OK Go’s Damian Kulash and filmmaker Chris Buongiorno, uses 64 mobile phones to create a mosaic of 64 different videos, which, when combined, seamlessly create one giant image.Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
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In office, Voinovich corresponded frequently with the state’s most prominent bishops, in Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati.Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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China remains the most prominent long-term threat to U.S. hegemony abroad, the president told the audience — a point of agreement with many in Trump’s circle.Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Jan. 2025
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Black holes are often observable not directly, but by their accretion disc, a structure of hot gas and dust that gives off a bright glow.Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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Such movements were rapid…the outer ear and the corners of the mouth which would suddenly be drawn upwards and outwards; a whole series of grimaces was observable, none of which involved the eyes or tongue.Caitlyn Murphy, Hazlitt, 13 Nov. 2024
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It’s kept that de facto title ever since—especially during a recent interior refresh by famed interior designer Holly Hunt.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
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The fire that sparked late Wednesday near the heart of the entertainment industry came perilously close to igniting the famed Hollywood Bowl outdoor concert venue.John Seewer, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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That apparent indifference on this key question will force the House and Senate to attempt to resolve their differences among themselves.Axios, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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Other leaders were similarly circumspect about Trump’s apparent threat to invade a fellow member of NATO.Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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The celebrated fantasy author is best known for properties like The Sandman, Good Omens and Coraline.Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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This follows the July 2024 release of the Tortoise Media podcast Master, which reported earlier graphic accusations by five women against the celebrated genre writer.Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Visible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visible. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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