as in instinct
an innate sense of what is true or what will happen
Although the child looked fine, the parents' intuition told them something was wrong.
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Recent Examples of intuition
In a later scene, Lamia narrowly escapes the claws of a similarly corrupt and ill-intentioned predator, using her wits and sharpened intuition.
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 19 May 2025
However, there’s this other aspect of math and physics: intuition.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2025
The moon’s connection with Mars gifts you the perfect blend of intuition and instinct!
—Usa Today, USA Today, 14 May 2025
But intuition is intelligence in another form—one rooted in experience, subconscious synthesis and emotional truth.
—Paige Williams, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 19 May 2025
However, there’s this other aspect of math and physics: intuition.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 15 May 2025
The moon’s connection with Mars gifts you the perfect blend of intuition and instinct!
—Usa Today, USA Today, 14 May 2025
But intuition is intelligence in another form—one rooted in experience, subconscious synthesis and emotional truth.
—Paige Williams, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intuition
instinct
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These days, the instinct for self-preservation may be losing out to the thirst for adventure.—
J. George Gorant,
Robb Report,
6 June 2025
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My instinct is that new technologies do not necessarily ‘kill’ jobs but shift them to other sectors and value chains, a process that is usually contingent on the quality of education systems and government policy.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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“Intuition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intuition. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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