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Recent Examples of sapience Some people go the other way and say that sapience alone might be enough. IEEE Spectrum, 23 Jan. 2025 Stories of such yearnings also illustrate a key requirement for sapience: resistance to oppression. Katherine Alejandra Cross, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2023 This seeming truth is said with a kind of sleepy sapience, as though only the naïve or the self-deluded would imagine anything otherwise. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2019
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Noun
  • Kleinschmidt’s sessions, with their assistance in permitting him to air these childhood traumas and the interplay of insight and folly in Freudianism, was the stew out of which emerged the novel that made Roth a household name.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
  • These insights are processed using AI algorithms and presented in the companion app, which compiles health scores and daily summaries.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Minnesota academic later insulted Kirk's intellect.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Known for his wit, intellect, and love of both golf and the game that shaped his life, Domres stayed connected to former teammates and the sport well into his later years.
    Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Millions of Americans experience food sensitivities or allergies every year.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Naturally gluten free, quinoa is perfect for people with celiac disease or gluten sensitivities.
    Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Sapience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sapience. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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