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Recent Examples of percipience More recent events sent me back to the novel itself, and to a new respect for Lewis’ percipience about Americans’ vulnerability to the blandishments of political charlatans, and about his oracular vision of how a fascist takeover would unfold. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2021 Readers knew to expect in a Flanigan column percipience and foresight, expressed in graceful, unaffected prose. Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2021 Jones has experience with a wide array of run-pass option plays as well, and his football percipience is highly regarded. Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 3 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for percipience
Noun
  • And the clear understanding on the part of Spielberg of what Stanley Kubrick used to call the submersible units of narrative.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 20 May 2025
  • Without mutual understanding, both can feel unseen or misunderstood.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Noun
  • Gordon noted an appreciation for the architecture of the building, including nods to the elevated tracks and trains that previously ran through the area.
    Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
  • Still, though, worthy of appreciation in the eyes of someone for whom the softness of an aging body can look a lot like love.
    Valerie Monroe, Allure, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • However, two-thirds of Americans recognize that being a K-12 teacher is harder than most jobs, indicating a perception gap between the two groups.
    Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
  • Neither is true — and this confusion illustrates California’s perception problem, even among filmmakers who would like to shoot there.
    Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025

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“Percipience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percipience. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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