as in to know
to have a clear idea of
it took me a while to twig the true nature of the relationship between the two women
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Recent Examples of twig
Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 May 2024
In hindsight, the impression is of an unwitting team effort, each inventor chipping away at the riddle of cinema without quite twigging its significance.
—Nat Segnit, Harper's Magazine, 4 Mar. 2022
Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
Here’s a list of the elements a property must have to become Certified Wildlife Habitat:
A minimum of three types of food, including native plants, berries or seeds, pollen, a bird feeder, foliage or twigs.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Altman, meanwhile, twigged that Microsoft might be the deep-pocketed backer OpenAI needed to achieve its goals.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 May 2024
In hindsight, the impression is of an unwitting team effort, each inventor chipping away at the riddle of cinema without quite twigging its significance.
—Nat Segnit, Harper's Magazine, 4 Mar. 2022
Noun
On is continuing its creative partnership with FKA twigs with the launch of their Spring 2025 Training collection entitled The Body Is Art, Part II.
—Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
Here’s a list of the elements a property must have to become Certified Wildlife Habitat:
A minimum of three types of food, including native plants, berries or seeds, pollen, a bird feeder, foliage or twigs.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twig
Verb
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Who knew the hardest thing about an awards show acceptance speech could be holding the trophy?—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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The latest iteration of American economic warfare, following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, has been different: U.S. officials knew months ahead of time that Russia was gearing up to invade.—
Edward Fishman,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Discard skin and bones from chicken, herb sprigs, and cooked vegetables, reserving broth in Dutch oven.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2025
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Here’s one of the easiest ways to entertain: broil or grill a large salmon fillet, then adorn it with lemon wedges and rosemary sprigs.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
The Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2025
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Clearly, that's a reality which Moscow and Beijing have already grasped.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Human marketers can empathize with audiences, grasping their pain points and aspirations to create messages that evoke trust, joy, or urgency.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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But the players, at least, understood the importance of that moment, and not just everything that had come before.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
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There are two ways to do that - understand the historical odds and position yourself prior to the event, or look at the correlation between immediate return and medium-term return post earnings and position yourself accordingly post-event.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Hearn was also seen shoving rival promoter Ben Shalom as chaos reigned on stage.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Giants should see both of them in the Cactus League, and maybe they’ll be impressed.—
Grant Brisbee,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Millennials will love deciphering which real-life stars inspired the plot.—
Tia Williams,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Freshman Max Granville tried to decipher whether defensive end Dani Dennis-Sutton was staying.—
Audrey Snyder,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Virgo Since the planet of communication is giving you a chance to see matters differently, read between the lines to comprehend people’s motives.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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Customers typically seek support when frustrated, angry or confused—emotions that chatbots cannot comprehend or address with empathy.—
Danny Asnani,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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This aid was approved by Congress on a bipartisan basis—Republicans and Democrats alike recognized that standing with Ukraine is standing for democracy and against Putin's aggression...—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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In 1989, its Atomic Safety and Licensing Appeal Board recognized when licensing a nuclear power plant that spent fuel could be stored in offsite facilities owned by private entities, government lawyers argued.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Twig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twig. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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