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
James, now 4, was born in April 2021, and from the very beginning, Alyssa, 32, and her husband, John, sensed there was something special about him.
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Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
But by the mid-1930s, Soviet leaders sensed that people needed something to take the edge off in the dead of winter, a carnivalesque custom of the sort that Christmas once provided.
—Andrew Fedorov, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
Her daughter immediately sensed something was wrong.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
An upper-cut in the fifth round looked to knock the wind out of Paul, with the American taking a knee and falling at the feet of his opponent who suddenly sensed a finish.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Miller sensed a turnaround Friday in the second half of Texas’ loss at UConn.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 17 Dec. 2025
Few in Selhurst Park’s stands — or its press box — had sensed the same, but Amorim’s instincts were right.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
Mahomes, though, sensed the leverage and threw it anyway.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Nov. 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
Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
But by the mid-1930s, Soviet leaders sensed that people needed something to take the edge off in the dead of winter, a carnivalesque custom of the sort that Christmas once provided.
—Andrew Fedorov, The Atlantic, 31 Dec. 2025
Her daughter immediately sensed something was wrong.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
An upper-cut in the fifth round looked to knock the wind out of Paul, with the American taking a knee and falling at the feet of his opponent who suddenly sensed a finish.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Miller sensed a turnaround Friday in the second half of Texas’ loss at UConn.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 17 Dec. 2025
Few in Selhurst Park’s stands — or its press box — had sensed the same, but Amorim’s instincts were right.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
Mahomes, though, sensed the leverage and threw it anyway.
—Kansas City Star, 28 Nov. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sensed
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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
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How gentle and precious to be understood.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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In handing down the sentence, Montenegro said Bonillo understood the scope of his misdeeds, abused his position of trust and used that position to enrich himself while undermining CBP’s main goal.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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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
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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
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But when testing the bespoke shots in animals, Grippin noticed that even the placebo shots — which contained mRNA entirely unrelated to the cancer — also activated the immune system to kill tumors.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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And it certainly can be noticed, both in its abundance, and in the case of the Warriors’ 129-104 shellacking on Friday night at the hands of the Nuggets in an Emirates Cup group stage matchup, in its absence.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But state officials have previously recognized the lack of diversity in apprenticeship programs.—
Claire Rafford,
IndyStar,
6 Jan. 2026
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Legislation in 2009 that extended self-government to Greenland also recognized a right to independence under international law, an option favored by a majority of Greenlanders.—
Stefanie Dazio,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Talbot wrote in the affidavit that Sweet smelled strongly of alcohol and had slurred speech, bloodshot glassy eyes and impaired memory.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Jan. 2026
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Some of the packages contained traces of a substance that smelled like marijuana.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2026
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 9 Jan. 2026.
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