as in understands
to have a clear idea of
an imaginative genius like Shakespeare could intuit the thoughts, feelings, and motives of a vast array of characters
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Recent Examples of intuits
With the programming set to suit desired preferences of flavor intensity, texture and spice levels, the Nosh unit intuits when to add the next ingredients or seasonings.
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New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2026
As Pollan intuits, this practice isn’t all that fun at first.
—Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
This gadget intuits the temperature by learning from your behavior.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
Peña does well playing against type as Alcaras, who intuits that Marissa and Jenny’s bond is based on more than just the shock of Milo’s disappearance.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
New Atlas, 26 Feb. 2026
As Pollan intuits, this practice isn’t all that fun at first.
—Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
This gadget intuits the temperature by learning from your behavior.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2026
Peña does well playing against type as Alcaras, who intuits that Marissa and Jenny’s bond is based on more than just the shock of Milo’s disappearance.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intuits
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Four decades after Airheads’ release in 1986, Steffen understands why generations of people have nostalgia for the colorful candy.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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But the Forest head coach understands the bigger picture.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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This Gulf Coast town knows how to turn on the charm for everyone, from artists to bird-watchers to anglers.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
17 Apr. 2026
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Ice Spice knows her way around a fast-food joint.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Qualcomm’s chip can run Linux, along with Arduino software, and can even do computer vision, which deciphers what a camera sees and translates it into software.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
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With that base knowledge and his opponent’s game tape, Nolan analyzes wide receiver alignments and deciphers the offense's attack.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Sep. 2025
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His award recognizes his contributions to settle several questions in differential geometry that had puzzled mathematicians since the 1970s and 1980s.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Because the Vertigo is something everybody who lives here recognizes as central to a sort of framework of Los Angeles.—
Julissa James,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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In the end, A Guardian and a Thief is a story that comprehends hunger more deeply than the world that produces it.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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Apple sees its second leadership change since Steve Jobs, with CEO Tim Cook set to be succeeded by John Ternus to lead the world’s second most valuable company.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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Practical Magic 2 sees the lives of sisters Sally Owens (Bullock) and Gillian Owens (Kidman) shaken up when a mysterious figure (Lee Pace) arrives in their quaint New England town with a new quest for them.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Odenkirk also grasps what to do and what not to do on camera.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Rosi’s artistry grasps the limitations of being a long-term guest, visually juxtaposing the ancient and elemental, busts and people.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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And Ware appreciates Smith’s support.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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For anyone who appreciates comfort food done right — the kind of no-frills, generous cooking that defines great food cities — this is the place to dig in.—
Lauren Schuster,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Intuits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intuits. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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