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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Its core concepts were rooted in intuition and informal arguments, rather than precise, formal definitions.
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Solomon Adams, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2025
Note that your intuition, dreams and psychic abilities are especially powerful now.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Its two seemingly disparate female leads are centered to anchor the plot, which revolves around their tenacity and a high-dose of intuition.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
This can lead to faster, more accurate decisions that are based on evidence rather than intuition alone.
—Palanivel Rajan Mylsamy, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Solomon Adams, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2025
Note that your intuition, dreams and psychic abilities are especially powerful now.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 16 Feb. 2025
Its two seemingly disparate female leads are centered to anchor the plot, which revolves around their tenacity and a high-dose of intuition.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
This can lead to faster, more accurate decisions that are based on evidence rather than intuition alone.
—Palanivel Rajan Mylsamy, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for intuition
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“Intuition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intuition. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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