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Recent Examples of intuitively
Studies have found that most children intuitively understand the difference between real and imaginary friends, and the different roles played by each.
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Tharin Pillay, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
This is not merely an intuitively satisfying compromise between looking and leaping.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
In her view, Malaviya has always been an intuitively curious and independent person who craved social interaction.
—Vanessa Romo, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Perfect for pet owners, the Shark AV2501S robot vacuum creates a precision map of your home, and intuitively detects and avoids objects.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
The Value of Professional Matchmaking The decision to hire a matchmaker ultimately comes down to understanding the true value of time and efficiency versus money, which Xiaoli’s high-achieving clients grasp intuitively.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Hovering, climbing, or moving forward, the helicopter responds intuitively, giving the pilot precise handling without constant input.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
The people who intuitively understand this technology are often the youngest members of our organizations.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Gardin was intuitively interested in class, and undertook census-like studies, along the lines of August Sander’s taxonomy of social types, of Italians from all parts of society at work and in their homes.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Tharin Pillay, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
This is not merely an intuitively satisfying compromise between looking and leaping.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
In her view, Malaviya has always been an intuitively curious and independent person who craved social interaction.
—Vanessa Romo, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
Perfect for pet owners, the Shark AV2501S robot vacuum creates a precision map of your home, and intuitively detects and avoids objects.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
The Value of Professional Matchmaking The decision to hire a matchmaker ultimately comes down to understanding the true value of time and efficiency versus money, which Xiaoli’s high-achieving clients grasp intuitively.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Hovering, climbing, or moving forward, the helicopter responds intuitively, giving the pilot precise handling without constant input.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025
The people who intuitively understand this technology are often the youngest members of our organizations.
—Keith Ferrazzi, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Gardin was intuitively interested in class, and undertook census-like studies, along the lines of August Sander’s taxonomy of social types, of Italians from all parts of society at work and in their homes.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intuitively
Adverb
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The birds tell your fortune by instinctively picking cards.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
30 Oct. 2025
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Yet a 2025 public opinion survey by Public First, involving more than 2,000 American adults, shows that respondents do not instinctively associate nuclear energy with climate action.—
Anna Broughel,
Forbes.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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For example, for a family of three paying $22,000 annual premiums with a $21,000 deductible is essentially paying mortgage on an expensive non-existent house.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The new mineral deposits fuse with existing tissue to form what is essentially new enamel.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Both Republicans and Democrats right now wonder, has something fundamentally switched?—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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But every season is its own journey, and these Chiefs are facing some fundamentally different challenges on the path back to a playoff berth.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Intuitively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intuitively. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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