premonitions

plural of premonition

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of premonitions But Weiss’ premonitions about what was ahead now certainly seem prophetic at the time. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026 In these transitional months, everyone has their own premonitions about what trends will dominate the season ahead, but what will actually happen is pretty much anyone’s guess. — Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2026 But Naipaul reminds us about how ubiquitous premonitions of catastrophe and doom were in the 1970s. — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026 Retroactively, they were interpreted as premonitions of the 1994 violence that saw many thousands of locals, primarily Tutsis, massacred at the hands of Hutu Génocidaires. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 May 2026 Again, people have premonitions. — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 4 May 2026 They are also filled with apocalyptic premonitions that make sense only in a first-century context, when Jesus was credibly thought by his followers to soon be on his way back home, ready to take believers up to Heaven, or the moon, with him. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 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 The data in the new study validates these premonitions. — Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for premonitions
Noun
  • And then there’s the feels-like-being-trapped-inside-a-tuba Digger.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The feels-like temperature was 105 degrees, with umpires chugging water between innings and fans shielding their heads with giveaway towels on a cloudless day.
    — Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • His aggressive leadership style and prognostications are not social catnip.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Evans, a 6-foot-6 guard from Duke, said he wasn’t offended by prognostications that place him late in the first round.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • The sketch eventually returns to its original premise, with the father finally agreeing to try the green eggs and ham — only for Sam-I-Am to reveal that Zackary’s suspicions were justified all along.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • In the doorframe was the manager, sniffing around, suspicions aroused.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

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“Premonitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premonitions. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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