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Recent Examples of percipient
Well-known to followers of the blogosphere and seekers of intelligent, percipient commentary on public policy, Kevin Drum passed away Friday after a long battle with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for percipient
Adjective
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The impact has been especially acute in Minneapolis.—
Serena Maria Daniels,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Feb. 2026
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The abrupt removal of Maduro left a vacuum that was quickly filled by Rodríguez, who assumed the interim presidency in a moment of acute political and institutional uncertainty.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Yes, for sure, and that’s a very perceptive question (and that was a very perceptive and generous review, thank you for it).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Her perceptive lensing is especially poignant across wordless scenes where the two girls romance their teacher through longing gazes.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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One spring day in Paris many years ago, my wife, Diana, a most penetrating photographer, capable of seeing like no one else, decided, as an experiment, to walk across the city blindfolded.—
Hisham Matar,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Aug. 2024
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Since the war began in Gaza, more than six months ago, the Israeli magazine +972 has published some of the most penetrating reporting on the Israel Defense Forces’ conduct.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2024
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More Magnificent Seven earnings are coming next week, helping to decide the direction of a stock market that's becoming more discerning, while the latest data on the labor market will cast light on the state of the economy.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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There’s a little something for every discerning scent enthusiast.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The simplification of this rallying cry points to the exhibition’s sagacious curatorial focus.—
Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
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Harper’s has been a sagacious and elegant presence in all this for a very long time, since there were giants on the earth, Frederick Douglass and Herman Melville.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Mary is one of the most experienced Olympic commentators ever and a master storyteller.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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In midfield, experienced captain Thomasson has thrived in a deeper role, playing next to Mamadou Sangare, signed from Rapid Vienna in the summer, and another who Sage namechecks as having Premier League potential.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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She can usually be seen in family settings, catching her siblings off-guard with well-meaning but surprisingly insightful questions about their love lives, and bringing an endearing innocence to the show.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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This film is a succinct display of craft in writing, directing, acting, and a deeply insightful depiction of the distorted state of American values today.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
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If a new Bridgerton-sibling romance each season is the series’ gimmick, then Penelope has proven to be its soul—a vividly realistic protagonist whose perspicacious alter ego tethered each fairytale courtship to earth.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
14 June 2024
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One of the few perspicacious journalists of the Trump era, Graeme Wood, put it pithily: The Deep State is in the White House, and Trump appointed it.—
Michael Brendan Dougherty,
National Review,
13 Dec. 2023
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“Percipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percipient. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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