per·cip·i·ent
pər-ˈsi-pē-ənt 
1
: one that perceives
2
: a person on whose mind a telepathic impulse or message is held to fall
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Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books, 19 Jan. 2023
He is being questioned not as a defendant but as a percipient witness present at the party.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Dec. 2023
Their investigators chase down official reports, talk to percipient witnesses, confirm details.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2023
My thanks to Times TV critic Lorraine Ali for her percipient take.
—latimes.com, 25 May 2018
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2023
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Noun
Raban, who died in January 2023 at the age of eighty, was perhaps the most subtle and percipient writer on travel of his generation.
—Colin Thubron, The New York Review of Books, 19 Jan. 2023
He is being questioned not as a defendant but as a percipient witness present at the party.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Dec. 2023
Their investigators chase down official reports, talk to percipient witnesses, confirm details.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2023
My thanks to Times TV critic Lorraine Ali for her percipient take.
—latimes.com, 25 May 2018
Adjective
That drew a horselaugh from veteran investor Jim Chanos, whose experience as a short-seller has given him a uniquely percipient feel for Wall Street foibles.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2023
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“Percipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percipient. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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