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as in sensitive
able to sense slight impressions or differences
due to their ability to rotate their ears, cats are very perceptive when it comes to pinpointing the source of a sound
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as in wise
having or showing deep understanding and intelligent application of knowledge
a perceptive therapist was able to discover what was really troubling the youth
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Recent Examples of perceptive
The film’s most perceptive campaign jokes pilfer from Warren Beatty’s Bulworth but without Beatty’s satire of DNC bromides.
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Armond White, National Review, 23 Oct. 2024
Haugerud’s airily woven script isn’t shy about hanging on coincidence and contrivance, as its various narrative strands hover between perceptive human observation and playful hypothesis.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
Consumers are very perceptive, and this can lead to audience alienation.
—Emily Reynolds Bergh, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
While resilient and perceptive, Scorpios are natural investigators, always searching for the truth beneath the surface.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 23 Oct. 2024
Haugerud’s airily woven script isn’t shy about hanging on coincidence and contrivance, as its various narrative strands hover between perceptive human observation and playful hypothesis.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
Consumers are very perceptive, and this can lead to audience alienation.
—Emily Reynolds Bergh, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
While resilient and perceptive, Scorpios are natural investigators, always searching for the truth beneath the surface.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for perceptive
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Other sensitive spots that passengers—especially folks over age 50—might not think about are the knees and ankles, reports Manhattan dermatologist Dr. Janet Prystowsky.Sara Button, AFAR Media, 19 Dec. 2024
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Over the following nine days, attackers allegedly exfiltrated terabytes of sensitive data, including Social Security numbers, financial information, and electronic health records.Lars Daniel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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While most ski down the mountain when ready to leave, my friends and I took a gondola, which was the easier and wiser choice after a few margaritas.Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2024
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Brimming with humor and heart-tugging emotion, this wise and wistful masterpiece is also one of the most visually stunning shows to hit New York in ages.Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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But Jimmy isn’t keen on admitting the true depth of his guilt and shame to his daughter, no matter how much Paul tells him to do it.Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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The mood less than a week into their incumbency has been uplifting, among a fan base eager to turn a new page and staff keen to do the same.Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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The prudent uptake is that instilling a purpose is probably better than leaving the slate blank.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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The move is in line with Barra's comments to investors earlier this fall that the company is becoming increasingly prudent in its capital allocation to align production capacity with demand.Jamie L. LaReau, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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If anxiety still comes flooding back at night, Brown recommends keeping a journal by your bed to jot down a quick note or reminder about whatever is troubling you.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
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Reviewers love HelloFresh’s wide assortment of plans and preference options, which covers quick and easy meals, family-friendly, veggie, and more.Sara Coughlin, SELF, 23 Dec. 2024
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The 350-page autobiography is told through remembered moments, insightful observations and dozens of his most beloved newspaper columns written during his more than three decades on the job at the newspaper at 520 W. Broadway.Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
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The second generation of these types of studies will perhaps be more insightful than the first.Megan Poinski, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Holiday loneliness for CEOs can be especially acute.Julian Hayes II, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The anti-immigrant rhetoric has been so acute that an anti-immigration far-right extremist in Germany — ironically himself an immigrant — just attacked a holiday market, killing at least five and injuring hundreds.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Perceptive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perceptive. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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