as in to understand
to have a clear idea of
an imaginative genius like Shakespeare could intuit the thoughts, feelings, and motives of a vast array of characters
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Recent Examples of intuit
As Pollan intuits, this practice isn’t all that fun at first.
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Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
This gadget intuits the temperature by learning from your behavior.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
Are permitted to intuit in the Talmud of our hearts.
—David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Peña does well playing against type as Alcaras, who intuits that Marissa and Jenny’s bond is based on more than just the shock of Milo’s disappearance.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
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Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
This gadget intuits the temperature by learning from your behavior.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
Are permitted to intuit in the Talmud of our hearts.
—David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Peña does well playing against type as Alcaras, who intuits that Marissa and Jenny’s bond is based on more than just the shock of Milo’s disappearance.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intuit
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According to IntBot, the robot represents a broader shift toward socially intelligent robots capable of understanding human intent and operating autonomously in real-world environments such as airports, hospitals, and public buildings.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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For them as well as for their families, an easy-to-understand safety feature like an airbag will give them peace of mind as well.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Mar. 2026
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He’s known as someone who could raise the tide of an entire defense based on his football IQ and his propensity for getting his teammates properly aligned.—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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And as importantly, nobody knows how the political reality will push the actual oil supply.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Before diners are even seated, a quirky focal point is bound to elicit oohs and aahs, and many, many wandering eyes trying to decipher the meaning.—
Zareen Syed,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Binary neutron stars have long been considered the best bet for deciphering what lurks within.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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In December, Israel became the first country to formally recognize Somaliland — motivated by the territory’s strategic position along the Red Sea as a potential counterweight to Iran and the Houthis, and framed by Netanyahu as being in the spirit of the Abraham Accords.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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At the heart of it lies a dispute over the Durand Line, which Afghanistan has never formally recognized as an international border.—
Rabia Akhtar,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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The ability to read and comprehend is a foundational skill without which students are doomed to fail in mathematics and other subject matters.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2026
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That might mean that us Americans are already sick of Sneako, Myron Gaines, and the rest of the loudmouthed misogynist podcast crew that Theroux struggles to comprehend in this amusing and upsetting documentary.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Peru has seen eight presidents in the past decade, with several heads of state removed by Congress after corruption accusations.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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But execs — some of whom will meet with Vice President JD Vance today — with a slightly longer perspective look at this moment and see mainly chaos, not profit.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Finland grasped this eight years ago.—
Andrew Rasiej,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The problem is that the general medical community, beyond nephrologists, hasn’t really grasped the extent of the problem.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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Feel free to be direct when pitching in — people should appreciate offers to fetch supplies or spearhead specific tasks.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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There is much to appreciate about manatees.—
Elizabeth Neville,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Intuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intuit. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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