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Recent Examples of intuitively
Residents and city planners intuitively understand this, and recent data bears it out.
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Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
Forecasters announce major climate shift Perhaps counter-intuitively, the average person shouldn't find much comfort in the new prediction, forecasters say.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Reilly intuitively understands the psychology of opposing pitches.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
In a movie about two women who intuitively understand each other, Brandt and Trebs are charmingly oafish as men who are eager to fix a dishwasher but less keen on how to repair trauma.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Less intuitively, the trend line of long-declining homophobia reversed, resulting in a 10-point jump for explicit anti-gay bias over that same period.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Palace’s remaining eight games are more challenging than those listed above in terms of the quality of opposition but might, counter-intuitively, offer them a better chance of success as more space opens up to work into during transition.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile Fears and Coen Carr seem to have a near preternatural connection, the guard intuitively understanding when and where Carr would like an alley-oop feed at the rim.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Radcliffe’s audience wrangling was as intuitively sharp as his deeply felt performance.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
Forecasters announce major climate shift Perhaps counter-intuitively, the average person shouldn't find much comfort in the new prediction, forecasters say.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Reilly intuitively understands the psychology of opposing pitches.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
In a movie about two women who intuitively understand each other, Brandt and Trebs are charmingly oafish as men who are eager to fix a dishwasher but less keen on how to repair trauma.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Less intuitively, the trend line of long-declining homophobia reversed, resulting in a 10-point jump for explicit anti-gay bias over that same period.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Palace’s remaining eight games are more challenging than those listed above in terms of the quality of opposition but might, counter-intuitively, offer them a better chance of success as more space opens up to work into during transition.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile Fears and Coen Carr seem to have a near preternatural connection, the guard intuitively understanding when and where Carr would like an alley-oop feed at the rim.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Radcliffe’s audience wrangling was as intuitively sharp as his deeply felt performance.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intuitively
Adverb
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But there’s a good reason why a medieval writer like Petrarch was able, instinctively, to summon a culture that resonates with our own.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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One thing that sets him apart from a contemporary such as Pieter de Hooch, to whom he is instinctively likened, is a murmur that the stillness may not hold.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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And there won't be another Fed meeting to discuss interest rate policy after the April one until June 16, essentially delaying any rate relief the bank can offer for months.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The practice was pretty much unheard of until just after the Civil War, when it was essentially implemented as a way for employers to avoid paying Black workers a fair wage.—
Allyson Reedy,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Relying on impressive-sounding but fundamentally meaningless stats is a great strategy that will definitely work.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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Trust is fundamentally relational and dynamic.—
Monica L. Wang,
STAT,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Intuitively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intuitively. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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