intuitively

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Recent Examples of intuitively The Army has a need for any soldier, in any formation, to intuitively control any system. — New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026 Study after study points in the same direction, and most leaders intuitively believe the conclusion that great leadership produces great results. — Bill Koch, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 That’s one romantic notion of many in a free-floating relationship drama, which employs an intuitively non-linear structure to enliven what is otherwise a fairly conventional, ordinary love story between two attractive but imperfect people. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026 There’s some evidence from studying Indigenous cultures that human minds intuitively value the relationship between numbers more than the absolute difference between them. — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026 Underneath the surface, the Fashion Studio intuitively harnesses the cumulative power of leading AI models without overwhelming the designer with having to learn a new technology to do the same job. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026 The idea that the gooey mass inside the skull contains some ineffable, nonprogrammable essence—consciousness, spirit, or something else—may be intuitively appealing. — Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026 The real battleground is over the robot brains, or vision-language-action (VLA) models, which are designed to turn human inputs into embodied AI performing intuitively and accurately. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 July 2026 Rollerena seems to have understood this almost intuitively, resisting the slide into obscurity. — Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intuitively
Adverb
  • Her co-host, Terri Conn, tried to ignore the faux pas and play the moment straight, but Brattin instinctively sunk to floor and hid behind the display table.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
  • That said, there’s something about the first crisp day of the year that makes our editors instinctively reach for the moodier shades that have been hiding at the bottom of our makeup bags for months on end.
    — Catharine Malzahn, Allure, 12 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Google’s statement is essentially a roundabout way of confirming that Workspace and Photos data may inform ads.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • On their way out, and in so many words, Beatrice essentially apologizes for Smallwood’s behavior to Serena (and even congratulates her on the baby).
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • Fortunately, decades of research have fundamentally changed what is possible.
    — Bruce Bebo, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The film conceives of a universe ruled by blind luck, fundamentally indifferent to human suffering and moral comeuppance.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

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“Intuitively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intuitively. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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