as in feel
a feeling that something bad will happen
she had a premonition that her cat would somehow get hurt that day
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Recent Examples of premonition
All of this terrified his father, Charlie, a former cop who had a premonition that something would go wrong.
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Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
But with Wednesday still having premonitions and dangers still lurking around Jericho, a little help from the dead might be in order.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Wednesday is characteristically unsympathetic and tells her mom the new premonition.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Years before the storm, Tonie Waltman had been told a premonition of its disastrous aftermath.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
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Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
But with Wednesday still having premonitions and dangers still lurking around Jericho, a little help from the dead might be in order.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Wednesday is characteristically unsympathetic and tells her mom the new premonition.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Years before the storm, Tonie Waltman had been told a premonition of its disastrous aftermath.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premonition
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Throw it over a floral midi dress with tall boots, pair it with dark denim, or style it with leggings and ballet flats for an off-duty feel.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Sep. 2025
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But perhaps the most California feature about the store is the interior architecture and layout, which Marino described as less residential and formal in feel than other Dior flagships.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Toni has been reluctant to let Amalie go out by herself—her bringing back a telescope seems to confirm some kind of fear, or presentiment.—
Willing Davidson,
The New Yorker,
21 July 2024
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The lavishness turns quickly into horror — Godwin gives us buckets of blood unasked for in the original — and then into a presentiment of Lear on the heath.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2020
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But after nearly two years of bloodshed in Gaza, and the proliferation of Israeli outposts in the occupied West Bank, fears are mounting that Palestinian statehood is a fading prospect.—
Tara John,
CNN Money,
22 Sep. 2025
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The shooting has stirred fear among some Americans that Trump is trying to harness outrage over the killing as justification to suppress the voices of his critics and political opponents.—
Jonathan J. Cooper,
Twin Cities,
22 Sep. 2025
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In the immediate aftermath of a killing with obvious political resonance, there is a period of nervous foreboding, as the public waits for news of the perpetrator’s identity and for any hints of what might have motivated the terrible act, and braces for the recriminations to come.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
11 Sep. 2025
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But a sense of foreboding about the future of the business has begun to infuse even certain corners of this typically uncynical group.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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The geckos didn’t look like other species that had been identified, researchers said, and genetic analysis confirmed the experts’ suspicions that the geckos belonged to a new species.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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The man was held in suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offenses and was released on conditional bail.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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What is the worry for governments and what is the worry for ordinary civilians?—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Fresh data revealed jobless claims far under expectations — suggesting layoffs remain limited and the labor market is holding firm despite Fed worries.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The key question investors and the Fed are trying to answer is whether this slight slackening presages a far worse outlook, even a recession, or whether reports of rising uncertainty merely reflect people’s feelings, not economic reality.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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The result is chaos, bewilderment and delay that presages rising consumer prices.—
Peter S. Goodman,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Premonition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premonition. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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