as in premonitions
a feeling that something bad will happen
a nagging presentiment of danger
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Noun
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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 -
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
Noun
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The cold pattern will usher in conditions reminiscent of mid-December, with feels-like temperatures expected to plunge into the single digits, teens, and 20s Fahrenheit from the northern Plains through the Midwest, Northeast, and the southern Appalachians.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Los Angeles County Superior Court ruled in Bezos’ favor, however, with the Amazon founder then requesting that Sánchez covers all legal feels.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The data, to skip ahead, did clearly prove that the suspicions were correct.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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When Allen went in motion to the right side of the line, this seemed to confirm the Saints’ suspicions as their safeties and linebackers shifted with Allen.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
6 Nov. 2025
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Also in March — to a rising din of dire prognostications about De Luca and Abdy’s tenure as co-chairpersons/chief executives — Warner punted the release of One Battle After Another (from the financial doldrums of August into its current date smack in the middle of the awards-season scrum).—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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And earlier this month, Ellison briefly became the richest person in the world, eclipsing Elon Musk, as Oracle’s stock exploded on its prognostications for its booming AI business.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Presentiments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presentiments. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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