twigged

verb

Definition of twiggednext
past tense of twig
as in understood
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 Synonyms for twigged
  1. understood
  2. saw
  3. recognized
  4. appreciated
  5. realized
Verb
  • Tantric Buddhism understood this, and reminders of mortality abound in its art, in images of skeletons and corpses, and in portraits of deities associated with death.
    Holland Cotter, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • The Search For Clean, Delicious, And Nutritious Coffee As a connoisseur of brews, James understood that all across the globe, people were consistently sipping commercial grade coffees laced with harmful chemicals, pesticides and toxins.
    Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of understood
Verb
  • Weather Wind and rain are not your friends when sawing.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2024
  • But my green thumb ached as workers sawed down the tree, took away everything — trunk, twigs, leaves, fruit, roots — in biohazard bags and tagged the remaining trees with a bill of clean health.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of saw
Verb
  • This is another great view of how early Milano recognized the play compared to his teammates.
    Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Scott has been recognized at the national level, too, with presidential appointments from both former President Barack Obama and current President Joe Biden, and earned a lifetime achievement award from Biden last year.
    Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of recognized
Verb
  • Context appears to matter a lot with such items, which are often appreciated when exchanged between acquaintances.
    Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The event is free, but donations are appreciated.
    Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of appreciated
Verb
  • This is an interesting case as many of the initial trailers had very positive ratios, but the more gameplay was shown off and people realized just how much this was a live service looter shooter, fan support evaporated.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The sooner that is realized, the easier all paths become.
    Paige Francis, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of realized
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