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
The data in the new study validates these premonitions.
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026
Most strikingly, some are from the near future, and have an uncanny resemblance to premonitions.
—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
Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026
Most strikingly, some are from the near future, and have an uncanny resemblance to premonitions.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for premonitions
Noun
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Miraflores, meanwhile, is also chock-a-block with great shopping and restaurants, though the rush-hour honking gets louder, and various corners have distinctly different feels, from the very commercial to the quaint and old-school.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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In some ways, that Fennell’s Wuthering Heights is this vacuous and one-dimensional feels like progress.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Nearly 40 years ago, economist and Nobel laureate Robert Solow observed little productivity gains in the PC age, despite prognostications of a productivity surge, and Slok sees a similar pattern today.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 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
Noun
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There were nine passengers in the car, and the officers discussed among themselves their suspicions of smuggling.—
TRAVIS LOLLER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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There were nine passengers in the car, and the officers discussed among themselves their suspicions of smuggling.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Premonitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premonitions. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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