as in premonitions
a feeling that something bad will happen
a nagging presentiment of danger
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Noun
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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,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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Thursday in the Philadelphia region will be another frigid day with a high of 20 degrees and feels-like temperatures of 9 degrees.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
29 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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But suspicions about her conduct had mounted even during Yoon’s run for office.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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By the end of her shift in late November, a number of her co-workers had their suspicions as well.—
Jeff Nguyen,
CBS News,
27 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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“Presentiments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presentiments. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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