mother wit

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Recent Examples of mother wit But their ingenuity, mother wit and good common sense made them masters in their profession without the aid of measuring spoons and cups, modern equipment or science. Hannah Giorgis, Bon Appetit, 19 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mother wit
Noun
  • Our people have a horse sense for what good work is.
    Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024
  • His words of wisdom are tinged with wit and old-fashioned horse sense.
    Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2024
Noun
  • In the current political environment, where good theater often trumps good policy, California has the opportunity to lead with some plain common sense.
    Andria Ventura, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In the lion’s den, no less, at left leaning venues, hoping facts and common sense would prevail.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Such a move would represent a dramatic shift aimed at combating short-term thinking inside C-Suites obsessed with pleasing investors but would also mean far less timely insights into the business world and the real economy.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The company applies a sociological attention to the gestures and dilemmas of people’s daily routines; once harvested, these insights are quickly incorporated into product designs.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But with prices consistently uncompetitive, demand scant, and government incentives in the US and elsewhere drying up, there’s a growing perception in energy circles that the hydrogen bubble has burst.
    Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • For many workers, the onboarding process can significantly impact their perception of their new company.
    Alyshia Hull, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Their judgment is usually spot on.
    Sabrina Rojas Weiss, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The plaintiffs are asking a Jackson County judge to issue a declaratory judgment blocking the map from being used in any future elections.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025

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“Mother wit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mother%20wit. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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