intuition

Definition of intuitionnext
as in instinct
an innate sense of what is true or what will happen Although the child looked fine, the parents' intuition told them something was wrong.

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Recent Examples of intuition That claim was intuition but the cost figures above provide the proof. — Navin Chaddha, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 In other words, human beings were setting rent prices based on intuition or local knowledge, not algorithmic optimization. — Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026 Now, the job is about managing the friction between human intuition and machine scale. — Alexandra J. Zanela, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Propagating the Chair To understand the geometric intuition behind the Chair44 shape, Tsiokos says, imagine a large cube composed of eight tiny cubes that are joined together. — Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for intuition
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instinct
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  • His main instinct is to pull out a wad of bills and fling it in their faces.
    — Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Food Scarcity Blue jays often look belligerent, even when their behavior is rooted in the same instincts as other birds.
    — Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 31 Oct. 2026

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“Intuition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intuition. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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