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
The blades can handle branches and twigs up to 1 inch thick.
—Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
But in the near term, investors may still be flighty, unless something concretely reassuring, such as Oracle achieving positive cash flow, reassures them the snapping sound is just a twig in the forest.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 Dec. 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
The blades can handle branches and twigs up to 1 inch thick.
—Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023
Noun
But the water gets rough, the times get rougher, and eventually one twig falls in love with a country star and the other makes out with skanks on the sidewalk.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
But in the near term, investors may still be flighty, unless something concretely reassuring, such as Oracle achieving positive cash flow, reassures them the snapping sound is just a twig in the forest.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twig
Verb
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The judge assigned to Amin’s case was Iman Afshari, known in Tehran for his tough sentences—a reputation that led the European Union to place him on a blacklist, in January, for human-rights abuses.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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But Bella knows academic success isn't enough on its own.—
Robbie Owens,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Garnish each with a fresh sprig of mint.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
23 Mar. 2026
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Strain into a tall glass over fresh ice, top with soda, and garnish with a mint sprig.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But pricing information on hospital websites can be hard to grasp owing to huge data files and the complex way it’s presented.—
Gretchen Morgenson,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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Atheist philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche grasped the radical implications of this view.—
James O. Cunningham,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Weiss understood why Soler was mad.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Americans already understood it more than the cuisine of her native Laos — in many ways similar, but deeper, more umami-driven.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Malikah Auguste, a ninth-grader at Cristo Rey and an intern with Miami Lighthouse, saw the impact the visit had on her classmates.—
Christina Mayo,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Whizzing by the moon up to 6,000 miles above the surface, the astronauts will also glimpse the celestial body's full disk, seeing sights that not even the Apollo astronauts witnessed.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Players will have to decipher a puzzle with clues from another player.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The clicks are part of a growing sperm whale phonetic alphabet that researchers at CETI are deciphering.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But with the Olympics and pro careers beckoning, the players admittedly didn’t fully comprehend what Knight meant.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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The exciting and the scary part of artificial intelligence is there are things the human brain will not be able to comprehend.—
Deputy Managing Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Before the game, the Kings honored retiring captain Anze Kopitar with a ceremony recognizing his 20-year career.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The question, then, is not how to eliminate extraction, but how to recognize it as a metabolic relation.—
Manuela Moscoso,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Twig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twig. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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