Definition of percipiencenext

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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 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
  • This math curriculum, designed around state grade-level standards, prioritizes deeper understanding, rather than memorization, to help students develop conceptual understanding over time, said district spokesperson James Canning.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But doing so can unlock new understandings of what the vagus nerve does and how its role changes over time.
    Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • There does seem to have been a high and immediate sense of understanding and appreciation between the president and Collier, so such an exchange between them seems possible.
    Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The Vanity Fair of today embodies a certain sort of lavishness—an often unironic appreciation of and yearning for rich people things.
    Naomi Skwarna, hazlitt.net, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • And the rest is public perception, which has shifted against what many Americans see as a dirty, archaic form of power generation.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Another problem human measures like dams and levees seem to have created, the team argues, is a perception of safety.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026

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“Percipience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percipience. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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