as in insight
the ability to understand inner qualities or relationships
a novelist of surprising sagacity considering his youthfulness
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Recent Examples of sagacity
Anne Kaufman Schneider, who shepherded the plays of her father, George S. Kaufman, a titan of 20th-century American theatrical wit, into the 21st century with an acerbic sagacity all her own, died on Thursday at her home in Manhattan.
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Barry Singer, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2025
Yet Schrader seems insensitive to the sorrow and sagacity that John Huston made palpable in his adaptation of Under the Volcano by another Canadian author, Malcolm Lowery.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
Such sagacity is normally wasted on the Masked Observer, but as he and his retinue were shoved into the Civic Center lobby by a brusque and mighty wind, eyes parched from the blow, squatting like frontiersmen suddenly looked like an appealing option to facing the elements.
—al, 17 Feb. 2023
For decades, Americans believed that the various democratic safeguards rooted in the court system, the media, and civic norms allowed the country to navigate federal-state tensions with sagacity.
—Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
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Barry Singer, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2025
Yet Schrader seems insensitive to the sorrow and sagacity that John Huston made palpable in his adaptation of Under the Volcano by another Canadian author, Malcolm Lowery.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
Such sagacity is normally wasted on the Masked Observer, but as he and his retinue were shoved into the Civic Center lobby by a brusque and mighty wind, eyes parched from the blow, squatting like frontiersmen suddenly looked like an appealing option to facing the elements.
—al, 17 Feb. 2023
For decades, Americans believed that the various democratic safeguards rooted in the court system, the media, and civic norms allowed the country to navigate federal-state tensions with sagacity.
—Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sagacity
insight
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But planning a trip that appeals to every age group often requires careful thought and expert insight.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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The adorable video has brought both laughter and some interesting insights into animal behavior from commenters.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Sagacity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sagacity. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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