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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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Looking into the bear’s eyes, Duane fired instinctively from the hip.—
Marguerite Reiss,
Outdoor Life,
9 Oct. 2025
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Gomes finds Alba, and Messi instinctively runs to a central zone as Real Madrid’s defence opt to protect the box instead.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Switching up the pedal-assist modes provides a subtle bump in motor power at each level, which essentially makes your legs feel more powerful at the pedal.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Oct. 2025
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Regretting You essentially splits itself into two occasionally intersecting plots, that of Morgan and Jonah’s healing and of Clara’s nascent romance.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Carlson and others hypothesize that the metabolic ceiling fundamentally reflects a limit in digestion and nutrient absorption, which fuel the body’s muscles.—
Jason Dinh,
Scientific American,
20 Oct. 2025
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His goal is to keep the team united and coax it toward more complete and fundamentally sound efforts.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Intuitively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intuitively. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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