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palp

verb

Definition of palp

as in to palpate

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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

Definition of palpate

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At the Irish Rep, director Ciarán O’Reilly has brought O’Neill’s expressionist howl back for a swift, sturdy, smaller-scale revival that now feels unnervingly on-the-pulse.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Japanese firms and their employees increasingly feel unwelcome and unsafe in China.

— Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of feel

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Judge Underhill could have added to the 10 years of incarceration that the federal sentencing guidelines recommend but instead departed downward from them and shaved three years off them.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026
The option could be useful when customers don’t have enough miles for the entire ticket and are looking to shave some cash off the ticket price.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

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Norma Mitchell, cofounder of the business and grandmother of its current top executives, died of the disease, and many other family members, employees and customers have been touched by it.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
Consequently, international gold prices experienced downward pressure, briefly touching their lowest level since August 5th during intraday trading.

— , CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of touch

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For the final punchline, Bounou shuffled right, stood upright, and palmed away Crysencio Summerville’s effort.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Al-Amri, who had a shot denied by Uruguay's Fernando Muslera earlier in the first half, put his squad ahead with a quick tap-in after Muslera palmed away a header.

— CBS News, CBS News, 15 June 2026

Definition of palm

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Warm walnut, rich performance upholstery, and brushed metal details give the pieces a distinctly executive feel without making your home office feel like a corporate cubicle.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2026
The brand describes the formula as peroxide-free and positions the 460 nm visible blue light, PAP toothpaste and light-guiding brush head as one whitening system used during brushing.

— Advertorial, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026

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