perceiving

present participle of perceive
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Recent Examples of perceiving Shifting gears, rather than perceiving AI as a competitor, budding therapists would be wise to perceive AI as a collaborator. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 In 2024, Nepal ranked 107th out of 180 countries on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, with 84% of people perceiving government corruption to be a major problem. Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025 Chronic pain usually results from your nervous system perceiving an area of instability in your body. Dana Santas, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025 In addition to open-source software, X Square Robot on Monday also launched its Quanta X2 robot, which the startup said can attach mop heads for 360-degree cleaning, and comes with hands capable of perceiving subtle pressure changes in a step toward more human-like functionality. Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025 Gabby dislikes Sebastian, perceiving him as an entitled womanizer. EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025 This tricks our brains into perceiving the moon as bigger when near the horizon rather than high overhead — however, the moon of course exhibits the same angular size in both locations. Anthony Wood, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2025 These active hunters, rather than passively perceiving their environment, require sharper vision to locate and capture prey. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2025 Even worse, birds often crash into reflective windows, perceiving them as a continuation of the sky. Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perceiving
Verb
  • And as the race entered its final 10 laps, Norris finally got close enough to put pressure on Verstappen, sensing the opportunity to overtake though the Dutch driver ultimately found enough to fend him off.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Scientists in Austria and France have developed a new imaging method that can reveal objects hidden behind opaque materials such as sand, fog, or even human tissue, potentially opening new frontiers in medical diagnostics and sensing technologies.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Signs hint at a seasonal shift Forecasters are noticing early signs that the atmosphere is starting to behave more like fall than summer.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But then, other passengers started noticing him.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For the first 330 days, Goldberg-Polin fought to save her son’s life, not knowing he was executed on day 328.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • That dominance, with Chapman often waiting in the wings, gave Cora the advantage of managing seven-inning games, knowing any lead was likely safe over the final two frames.
    Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Several workers have also described seeing a few 20-something, red haired men with a mischievous vibe.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The girl also reported seeing inappropriate images on the screensaver of an iPad at Berrelez’s home.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Health inspectors closed the Southeast Asian restaurant after spotting several live adult and juvenile German cockroaches in areas including under sinks.
    Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • With a little awareness and the right tools, spotting and avoiding these scams becomes much easier.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And without understanding these models at a deep level, they can’t be trusted to do anything where failure is not an option.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • While there’s no single biomarker that can perfectly predict disease or mortality, there are many that reign supreme in understanding women’s overall health and disease risk.
    Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Wentland attended both of Alverno’s information sessions about the sale but left feeling her concerns weren’t addressed.
    Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • That included not playing in both sets of a back-to-back and taking some other games off, depending on how his body was feeling or what the schedule looked like.
    Nick Friedell, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Breslow noted the duality of disappointment and optimism regarding the organization’s direction after years of building for the future.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Little time passed between the news of Gein’s crimes and speculation regarding his gender identity.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 7 Oct. 2025

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