as in intellect
an ability to notice and understand things that are difficult or not obvious
She had the perspicacity to recognize the underlying problem.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perspicacity
Noun
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Michèle comes across as a singular and powerful personality, with something of Akerman’s own trenchant intellect, assertive candor, and vulnerable self-revelation.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Sep. 2025 -
With his new book, Pan, Clune has turned his cockeyed sensibility and coruscating intellect to fiction.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Still, the daughter insists that this is about more than sensitivity.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Janelle and Lisa’s sensitivity to materials, language and symbols has resulted in a collection of work whose power lies in its balance between accessibility and poetry.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Would any self-respecting show really risk insulting the viewer’s intelligence so flagrantly?—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Tariff anxieties continue to weigh on family office deal-making, which sunk in August by nearly 50% on a year-over-year basis, according to the private wealth intelligence platform.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Expect spectacle, but also a story about claiming identity and embracing power.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
10 Sep. 2025
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Boise trustees have the unusual power to increase or decrease property tax collections.—
Kevin Richert,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Bryce Young has to be better After building up an immense sense of goodwill, locally and nationally, with his second-half performance from last year, Young essentially melted away in the Jacksonville heat.—
DIAMOND VENCES,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Giving people a greater sense of agency.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The guys up at Auburn rave about his intelligence, his football acumen and his work ethic.—
Creg Stephenson | cstephenson@al.com,
al,
20 Jan. 2023
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But Lord knows, there’s a mountain of acumen and perspicacity or, in plain terms, good horse sense stored in those minds and souls.—
Gordon Monson,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
8 Jan. 2023
Noun
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Biden's last years in office, and his re-election run in 2024, were marked by concerns over his age and mental acuity.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Saunders wowed me with her psychological acuity in her debut, The Distance Home, and this new offering exceeds that jewel.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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She has been hailed for her deep understanding of local government and ability to reach across the aisle to implement her agenda.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Togetherness, understanding, players who want to fight in the same direction.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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