1
as in feeling
an indefinite physical response to a stimulus
a strange sense of discomfort brought on by the room's strong colors
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as in intellect
the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems
although he has little formal education, he is a man of considerable practical sense
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as in prudence
the ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters
you have the sense to handle anything that comes up
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as in meaning
the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action
got the general sense of the poem
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as in reasoning
the thought processes that have been established as leading to valid solutions to problems
your argument simply shows no sense
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as in to feel
to have a vague awareness of
the deer seemed to sense danger
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as in to understand
to have a clear idea of
I did not sense the full meaning of his cryptic warning until much later
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Recent Examples of sense
Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Please talk some sense into me.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026
Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Brith, filled with a sudden dread, stands very still, watching it, and the dog, sensing something, emits a low growl.
—Maggie O’Farrell, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
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Noun
In that sense, regulation is not separate from the value story.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Please talk some sense into me.
—Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026
Verb
According to the researchers, their device will help in the development of highly sensitive sensing technologies, interfaces for quantum hardware, and analog computing systems.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Brith, filled with a sudden dread, stands very still, watching it, and the dog, sensing something, emits a low growl.
—Maggie O’Farrell, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sense
Noun
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People there described feelings of anguish and uncertainty in recent interviews.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Do not allow someone else to manipulate your feelings.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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Luna spends the day in the socially conscious sign of Aquarius, shifting the emotional tone toward intellect, perspective, eccentricity and detachment.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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Mesoudi, who was not involved in the new study, agrees that cultural evolution was probably a key to human success while noting that the secret sauce could instead turn out to be social cooperation, language, individual intellect, or some combination of these factors.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
Noun
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This raised interest rates to punishing levels just as fiscal prudence was being tossed aside.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
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Strength and prudence are not the same thing.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2026
Noun
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For example, the Kaiija site has deep spiritual and cultural meaning to the Haya people (Ichumbaki is Haya).—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
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Thursday’s visit to Christie cancer care hospital held extra meaning for the Princess of Wales.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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Popular models like Claude now show their reasoning before delivering a final answer, letting users watch the model work through a problem step by step.—
Julia Dhar,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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In regulated and safety-critical industries especially, transparent reasoning is a must.—
Dustin Johnson,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Verb
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In his almost but not quite valedictory acceptance speech, the 80-year-old Lithgow acknowledged that this Tony win, his third, comes 53 years after his first — and feels every bit as satisfying.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Is this what Armand feels like all the time?—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
Verb
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It is being built here, in MDC’s classrooms by an institution that understood early on that the city’s greatest competitive advantage was always the people already living in it.—
Miami Dade College,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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This suggests that buyers are increasingly narrowing down their talent searches to specialists that understand the unique peculiarities and context windows that come attached to different coding tools, with Anthropic’s Claude being the most popular.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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What Users Are Saying in Pulsetto Reviews The Pulsetto vagus nerve stimulation device reviews from users and journalists tend to focus on ease of use and noticeable sensation.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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According to the Providencia website, Blanco has a minty sensation with hints of light black pepper and a light touch of cinnamon.—
Richard Guzman,
Daily News,
3 June 2026
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“Sense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sense. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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