as in presentiments
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 premonitions
Most strikingly, some are from the near future, and have an uncanny resemblance to premonitions.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
The youngest chewing-gum seller would adopt the conspiratorial tones of a seasoned Kremlinologist, seeing signs and premonitions in every event.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
The earliest calls feel almost like premonitions, fragile voices that foreshadow the terror that would soon sweep across the Hill Country.
—Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
These aren’t the first panicked premonitions of a dispersal of New York residents to the suburbs.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2025
But when a filmmaker puts his most dismal vision for our collective future onscreen, we’re somehow supposed to pretend these terrible premonitions could never have occurred to little old us, instead hailing them as a feat of imaginative brilliance.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
Despite trying to have a fresh new start at The Overlook, the Torrances' relationships prove to be too strained, and matters only intensify after Danny's terrifying premonitions appear to come true as Jack's psyche unravels.
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
These premonitions lead her and Fin to Alpine Lake, the site of a Christian winter camp in the Rocky Mountains.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 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
Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2026
The youngest chewing-gum seller would adopt the conspiratorial tones of a seasoned Kremlinologist, seeing signs and premonitions in every event.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
The earliest calls feel almost like premonitions, fragile voices that foreshadow the terror that would soon sweep across the Hill Country.
—Amanda Jackson, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
These aren’t the first panicked premonitions of a dispersal of New York residents to the suburbs.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2025
But when a filmmaker puts his most dismal vision for our collective future onscreen, we’re somehow supposed to pretend these terrible premonitions could never have occurred to little old us, instead hailing them as a feat of imaginative brilliance.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
Despite trying to have a fresh new start at The Overlook, the Torrances' relationships prove to be too strained, and matters only intensify after Danny's terrifying premonitions appear to come true as Jack's psyche unravels.
—Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
These premonitions lead her and Fin to Alpine Lake, the site of a Christian winter camp in the Rocky Mountains.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for premonitions
Noun
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The city has also issued a Code Blue Extreme Cold Alert, which allows the city to activate resources and warming shelters for feels-like temperatures below 13 degrees.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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To many on the left, agreeing with the premise that regime change would be optimal feels like encouraging the start of another war in the Middle East.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
16 Jan. 2026
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This is best encapsulated by the unique self-fulfilling nature of crypto prognostications.—
Malana VanTyler,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Jan. 2026
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Beyond these predictions, others like Masayoshi Son of SoftBank, ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt, futurist David Wood and AI ethicist/researcher Nell Watkins have all made their own prognostications … the list goes on, really.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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But instead of feeling empowered, many workers fear their jobs are at risk of being automated—and the flood of layoffs in 2025 confirmed their suspicions.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
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And my suspicions were correct that ALDI’s store-brand of Texas toast was cheaper than the store-brand at other stores.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Premonitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premonitions. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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