as in wise
having or showing deep understanding and intelligent application of knowledge
a critical study featuring an insightful analysis of the novelist's recurring themes
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Recent Examples of insightful
Your patience, humility, and insightful observation now will pay off for you later on once things start to get into a flow!
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
After establishing himself as a punk-band frontman with his group the Loved Ones — who reunited at 2024’s Sing Us Home — Hause has evolved into one of Americana music’s most insightful songwriters, tackling subjects from fleeting youth to school bullying.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Featuring a wealth of interviews, Joan Bonfill’s intimate and insightful documentary portrait delves into the mysterious chemistry of creative collaboration.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
Author and narrator match again in this insightful biography of Shakespeare’s predecessor and early model, playwright Christopher Marlowe.
—Audiofile Magazine
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
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Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
After establishing himself as a punk-band frontman with his group the Loved Ones — who reunited at 2024’s Sing Us Home — Hause has evolved into one of Americana music’s most insightful songwriters, tackling subjects from fleeting youth to school bullying.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Featuring a wealth of interviews, Joan Bonfill’s intimate and insightful documentary portrait delves into the mysterious chemistry of creative collaboration.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
Author and narrator match again in this insightful biography of Shakespeare’s predecessor and early model, playwright Christopher Marlowe.
—Audiofile Magazine
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insightful
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In other hands, this would cue a standard disease-of-the-week weepie, but Coixet keeps the tone lightly wistful and wise, and trains her attention ever more minutely on Rohrwacher, who along with her character, seems to blossom gradually under this steady gaze.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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Point guard James Harden had a quiet night scoring-wise with five points, but handed out 11 assists.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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If the Bucks see that end coming, moving Antetokounmpo ahead of the league's trade deadline in early February is the most prudent course of action.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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In the long term, Kim said these stocks could rerate to higher multiples as the companies prioritize prudent capital allocation and returns over growth.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
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The arc of Fatal Optimist and Diaz’s perceptive, insistent songwriting make that movement, even with its hesitation, feel like a victory.—
Maura Johnston,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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This demonstration highlights LimX Dynamics’ progress in embodied intelligence and autonomous motion while giving Oli a place in the list of highly agile and perceptive humanoid robots to look out for in the future.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Insightful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insightful. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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