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
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.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for premonitions
Noun
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PatBO’s aesthetic feels particularly suited to those moments.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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The feels-like temperatures in South Florida on Thursday, June 11, 2026.—
Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Noun
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Not that these prognostications are wrong.—
Jonathan Odden,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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But that leaves room for another dark horse to ride into the roster discussion after being overlooked during the offseason program prognostications.—
Mike Kaye
May 25,
Charlotte Observer,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Trump has also alleged that California unsuccessfully rigged its gubernatorial primary against Republican candidate Steve Hilton and raised suspicions about the time California takes to count mail-in ballots and the high proportion of mail-in ballots from Democrats.—
Evelyn Ronan,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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At that point, Swift's collaboration with the movie had not yet been announced, but if any fans had any sneaky suspicions about her new song, they were proved right this week when Swift stepped out in the accessory.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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“Premonitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premonitions. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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