Thesaurus results for PREMONITION

premonition

noun

ˌprē-mə-ˈni-shən

Definition of premonition

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 Befitting the supernatural nature of Ghosts and Eternally Yours, Port got a premonition once the former got off the ground. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 May 2026 Peasants whisper about monsters in the forest, and in the interlude between the wars, Lajos gazes at a house that is burning down and has a premonition of the world-historical destruction to come. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026 Our mascot was Pablo Picasso, and Cattelan had an actor walk around with a giant Picasso mask posing for pictures in the pre-iPhone era, an early premonition of the endless selfies. — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026 New research shows Hinton’s premonitions about the insubordinate streak of AI may already be a reality. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for premonition

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Noun

In keeping, La Posta Vecchia’s intimate feel is that of a friend’s family castle, full of eccentric art pieces and quirky nooks and crannies in which to get lost.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2026
Playa de San Antonio still has the feel of a traditional Spanish beach town - just with more space to spread out.

— Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of feel

Noun

When a massive Sonoma Coast residential development pitch sparked fears that beach access would be lost.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
While adults like Osul are looking for ways to rebuild their own lives, children are learning to live with fear, grief, uncertainty – and how to make sense of the tragedy.

— Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Definition of fear

Noun

As a result, the duo has written an exposé chock-full of anecdotes and reporting that range from the foreboding and concerning to the voyeuristic and absurd.

— Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
After dazzling in their opening match of this World Cup and dispatching Croatia 4-2, some felt a sense of foreboding when Ghana held Thomas Tuchel’s side to a 0-0 draw in their second.

— Liam Tharme, New York Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of foreboding

Noun

Trustee Robert Jones renewed his worries that the creation of a subdivision of only the Sacramento and Yolo County portions of the district in April excluded conservative voters in El Dorado County who would likely to vote against the bond measure.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
Both relatively tolerant, despite the mothers’ initial worries about outsiders, the households mirror one another.

— Judy Berman, Time, 9 July 2026

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