as in understanding
the knowledge gained from the process of coming to know or understand something
a novelist who reveals an exceptional percipience of human aspirations and desires
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Recent Examples of percipience
More recent events sent me back to the novel itself, and to a new respect for Lewis’ percipience about Americans’ vulnerability to the blandishments of political charlatans, and about his oracular vision of how a fascist takeover would unfold.
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Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Dec. 2021
Jones has experience with a wide array of run-pass option plays as well, and his football percipience is highly regarded.
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Dan Wiederer,
chicagotribune.com,
3 Apr. 2021
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Dec. 2021
Jones has experience with a wide array of run-pass option plays as well, and his football percipience is highly regarded.
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Dan Wiederer,
chicagotribune.com,
3 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for percipience
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The Iranian regime’s apparent hesitancy to resume in-person talks is a significant step back from the high-level talks that took place in Switzerland earlier this month following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the countries.
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So the career of saying this film, not that one, gives way to a bitter understanding that the medium was indifferent to attempts at discrimination and prospects of a pantheon.
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In 1859, Congress expressed the nation’s appreciation by creating the first reservation in Arizona; the two tribes, now known as the Gila River Indian Community, were guaranteed 372,000 acres along the Gila River.
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This could look like offering yourself appreciation, rest or understanding through meditation or journaling.
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Isaienko and his friends wanted to challenge the perception that climbing was reserved for elite athletes.
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The strategy also addresses long-term customer recognition, countering the perception that new clients get better deals, similar to Marriott Bonvoy's tenure acknowledgment.
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“Percipience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percipience. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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