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
That icky moment was indeed a truth from Mescal, which O'Connor easily divined.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divined
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But looking ahead, abating tariff uncertainty and the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are anticipated to offer a tailwind to capital expenditures this year.—
Reade Pickert Bloomberg,
Arkansas Online,
6 Jan. 2026
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To hear the National Weather Service tell it, the transition from the wet days simply did not move as fast as forecasters anticipated.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Those with clout in various spheres coalesced into one clubby circle, and fell prey to a groupthink that foresaw riches for everyone, without consequences.—
Evan Hughes,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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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
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“Divined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divined. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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