nous

chiefly British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of nous Alonso's coaching career has been turbocharged by his impressive tactical nous, which was the driving factor in the success of a Bayer Leverkusen side substantially less well-resourced than its rivals. Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025 He's credited Pep Guardiola for his tactical nous in the past, but that doesn't explain away Sevilla. SI.com, 2 Oct. 2019 The industry will have to use its considerable commercial nous to hit its growth targets if Brexit provokes a deep rupture with the EU. The Economist, 3 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nous
Noun
  • But those with long memories are tempering enthusiasm with prudence, remembering how the dot-com bubble led to unsustainable valuations and a painful crash.
    Tiz Gambacorta, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • This was a chance for Biden to take the high road, to toe the fiscal line and display financial prudence.
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Leadership often comes down to having the wisdom to make the most difficult business choices.
    Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • First, some perspective courtesy of the wisdom and wit of former Chiefs coach Marv Levy.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bryce Young has to be better After building up an immense sense of goodwill, locally and nationally, with his second-half performance from last year, Young essentially melted away in the Jacksonville heat.
    DIAMOND VENCES, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Giving people a greater sense of agency.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Sixteen-year-old Ray Garraty is about to compete in the annual grueling match of stamina and wits known as the Long Walk.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • But will any of us fans still have our wits by then?
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Managing and interpreting the flood of data would be impossible without machine intelligence.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Counterterrorism strategies must continue to adapt to meet this evolving battleground, leveraging not only military and intelligence tools but also public-private partnerships with tech platforms, AI monitoring, and global diplomacy.
    Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Nous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nous. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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