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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
  • There’s an understanding among Hawaii residents that only students with Hawaiian blood will be admitted.
    Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The coming flyby allows the chance for spacecraft to get up close and observe how interactions with Earth's gravitational field and magnetosphere influences and changes Apophis, boosting our understanding of asteroid physics.
    Andrew Jones, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Language contains appreciation, perspective, and possibility.
    Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Since the 2010s, however, his photographs have started to appear with greater frequency and impact in small exhibitions throughout the Pacific Northwest, earning Matsura an ever-widening circle of admiration and appreciation.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 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

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“Percipience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percipience. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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