1
as in felt
to have a vague awareness of
the deer seemed to sense danger
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2
as in understood
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 sensed
Talking to Mizzou fans in downtown Nashville after Saturday’s game, this reporter sensed a heavy sense of dread that couldn’t be drowned out by the sound of cover bands and the taste of alcohol.
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Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Gomez and others have sensed the shock of fear in the dance community, which includes not only Latino dancers but people from a range of backgrounds who consider Latin dance more of a lifestyle than a hobby.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
The 2008 book was intended as a warning, but as the pandemic hit, Abbotoy sensed an opportunity.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Their daughter, Darlene Tenes, sensed her father was hanging on trying to make it to the anniversary.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
Long and Jin Drexel both said Jin may have sensed the arrest was coming, telling them both in recent weeks that persecution could lead to a new wave of revival among Christianity.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
From the moment Vegas sensed a window to win in its inaugural season, the franchise has aggressively pursued upgrades via the trade market or free agency.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Many platforms had already sensed a change in the wind; Roblox stepped up its safety controls in July.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
In third grade, Lafferty sensed something was wrong.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025
Gomez and others have sensed the shock of fear in the dance community, which includes not only Latino dancers but people from a range of backgrounds who consider Latin dance more of a lifestyle than a hobby.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
The 2008 book was intended as a warning, but as the pandemic hit, Abbotoy sensed an opportunity.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Their daughter, Darlene Tenes, sensed her father was hanging on trying to make it to the anniversary.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
Long and Jin Drexel both said Jin may have sensed the arrest was coming, telling them both in recent weeks that persecution could lead to a new wave of revival among Christianity.
—Chandelis Duster, NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
From the moment Vegas sensed a window to win in its inaugural season, the franchise has aggressively pursued upgrades via the trade market or free agency.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Many platforms had already sensed a change in the wind; Roblox stepped up its safety controls in July.
—Belinda Luscombe, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
In third grade, Lafferty sensed something was wrong.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sensed
Verb
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His impact on those around him was immeasurable, and his loss is felt profoundly across our community.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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But the aftershocks of his success are also being felt more than 8,000 miles away in cities across the world’s most populous country, where his ascent is both celebrated and criticized.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Helm is understood to be a feature, a concept.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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By freezing and visualizing what happens in the developer, the team turned a long-unsolved, guesswork-heavy process into one that can be seen, understood, and controlled.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The trees were cut down, sawed in half, hollowed out and tied back together for the musicians to use.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Fanatics shared the moment Tennessee Titans first overall pick, quarterback Cam Ward, saw Brady pop up on the screen to give him some wise words.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The president worked with Gifford Pinchot—the US Forest Service’s first leader—on a publicity campaign in this realm, and came to appoint a commission in 1903 that held public hearings and investigations the president knew would grab headlines.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Not the loss of titles, or the connections to Jeffrey Epstein, and of course, not how long the royal family knew about it without doing anything.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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One day, Mae noticed Gracie was looking a little larger than usual.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The following day, the company noticed suspicious activity on its own network.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The meeting was widely attended by investment firms, hedge funds, and others interested in future business in Venezuela, said Rafael de la Cruz, the director of the US office of Machado and Edmundo González Urritia, who is recognized by the US as the winner of the last Venezuelan election.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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These refugees were overwhelmingly keen to return to their old homes—a right recognized by the UN in General Assembly Resolution 194 but continuously denied by Israel.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The home smelled so bad that my clients and I still joke about it.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The cafeteria smelled the same.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While expeditions in the early 1990s deciphered crucial insights into the ship’s final moments, one expedition drew sharp criticism after a crewman’s body was found.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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All these tropes — gaydar and girls without it — make for easier narratives, but the presumption that the codes of the heart can be deciphered on the body is one that, outside the world of absurdist comedy — and probably sometimes within it as well — can wound and damage.—
Kelly Foster Lundquist,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Sensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensed. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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