intuition

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 And something more vital begins to erode: intuition. Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025 Read the full Pisces Daily Horoscope Aries (March 21 - April 19) Learn from your intuition today. Usa Today, USA Today, 22 May 2025 But by sophomore year, Williams was struggling to keep up in courses that emphasized mathematical rigor over intuition. Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 21 May 2025 This is the Dunning-Kruger effect in action: individuals trust their intuition while objective evidence contradicts their personal judgment. Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for intuition
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instinct
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  • These days, the instinct for self-preservation may be losing out to the thirst for adventure.
    J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 6 June 2025
  • My instinct is that new technologies do not necessarily ‘kill’ jobs but shift them to other sectors and value chains, a process that is usually contingent on the quality of education systems and government policy.
    Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025

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“Intuition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intuition. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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