palped

Definition of palpednext
past tense of palp
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Verb
  • New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani touched on a very sensitive international debate ahead of meeting King Charles III on Wednesday by bringing up the controversial ownership of a British crown jewel.
    Doha Madani, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The baseball field at the prison hasn't been touched since the building closed down in 2002, but the exhibition game is part of the centennial celebration of Route 66.
    Jackie Kostek, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But most states have already held primaries for 2026 so the high court's decision is likely to be felt more in the 2028 presidential contest or in 2031, after the next Census.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
  • What once felt like an opportunity to close has become something closer to a necessity.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The injury may have played a part in the decision, although former Hockey Canada general manager Doug Armstrong brushed off that notion.
    Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • Served with Catalan flatbread chips ($12), redfish Galicia, a fish brushed with extra-virgin olive oil, cooked in a sauce pan with garlic butter, baked with lemon zest.
    Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Trump was mid-speech when he was grazed by a bullet.
    Michelle Tauber, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Penguins darted beneath us, marine iguanas grazed on algae, and sea lions twirled playfully in the water.
    David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Participants alternately clenched their toes (rock), spread them apart (paper) and crossed the big toe over the others (scissors).
    Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
  • May watched, jaw clenched, arms crossed, eyes glassy.
    Justin Williams, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Shortly after revealing her diagnosis in February 2025, Mellencamp shaved her head to prep for surgery to remove a few of the tumors.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Brett Baty had a two-run single that shaved New York's deficit to 4-3 in the eighth, but Mark Vientos lined into an inning-ending double play with two runners aboard.
    CBS News, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Palped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palped. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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