Thesaurus results for DIVINED

divined

verb

Definition of divined next

past tense of divine

as in anticipated

to realize or know about beforehand it was easy to divine his intention of asking his girlfriend to marry him

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Recent Examples of divined The internet is full of polls that have divined, by soliciting votes from film critics and filmmakers, what are ostensibly the greatest movies of all time. —

Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Feb. 2026 The Etruscan civilization 2,400 years ago in ancient Italy, experts say, believed the future could be divined using chickens, which were said to embody magical qualities. —

Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025 That icky moment was indeed a truth from Mescal, which O'Connor easily divined. —

Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025

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The funding was intended to offset concerns about the outsize fallout anticipated in rural communities from the law, which is expected to slash Medicaid spending by nearly $1 trillion over a decade.

— Arielle Zionts, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
The company is making are higher than previously anticipated, with original targets shooting for a staff reduction range of 1,000 to 1,500 full-time employees.

— Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Mar. 2026