as in insight
the ability to understand inner qualities or relationships
the kind of sapience that comes from a lifetime of experience as an educator
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Recent Examples of sapience
The myth has left its mark on everything from superhero fantasies to tales of benevolent robots—narratives where artificial or alien life is in communion with human life and arrayed against the ugliest forces that sapience can produce.
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Katherine Alejandra Cross, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
Stories of such yearnings also illustrate a key requirement for sapience: resistance to oppression.
—Katherine Alejandra Cross, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
This seeming truth is said with a kind of sleepy sapience, as though only the naïve or the self-deluded would imagine anything otherwise.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2019
Katherine Alejandra Cross, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
Stories of such yearnings also illustrate a key requirement for sapience: resistance to oppression.
—Katherine Alejandra Cross, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023
This seeming truth is said with a kind of sleepy sapience, as though only the naïve or the self-deluded would imagine anything otherwise.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sapience
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But as the rookie quarterback and his Washington Commanders prepare for Saturday’s showdown with the Detroit Lions, three men with insight into Daniels’ situation are paying attention.Ben Standig, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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They were asked for insights on topics that are near and dear to travelers’ hearts, including food, nightlife, culture, affordability, livability and the overall city vibe.Karla Cripps, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
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Foreman theater answered this call by creating dreamscapes that eluded our intellect’s mania for control.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Hubert began gifting his fellow Orc with temporary intellect, which nearly caused an uprising amongst his clansmen.Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
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Bank supervisors globally have a framework to assess banks’ capital, asset quality, management, earnings, liquidity and sensitivity to market risk.Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Some individuals attached to the Trump administration wanted to remove Mr. Barr before his term as vice chair expired, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on background because of the sensitivity of the issue.Deborah B. Solomon, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Sapience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sapience. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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