divined

past tense of divine

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of divined That icky moment was indeed a truth from Mescal, which O'Connor easily divined. Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divined
Verb
  • As for the rest of our readers’ predictions, 20% foresaw the grand prize going to freestyler Chris Turner, while 14% threw their support behind Jourdan Blue‘s velvety voice and even velvetier hair.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Our own Founding Fathers foresaw this danger.
    Carolyn McKinney, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Soundside flooding with minor impacts are anticipated later today through at least Wednesday.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
  • But this line of research, too, has turned out to be far less revelatory than anticipated.
    Eric Turkheimer, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These future tests could help uncover space-time fluctuations predicted by some quantum gravity models and shed light on the interplay between dark matter, vacuum energy, and gravitational fields.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The results indicate that global trade with Africa has been more resilient than economists had predicted following the imposition of US tariffs, with the continent’s largest international exporter — South Africa — still facing 30% tariffs on exports to the US.
    Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Divined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divined. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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