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
The Chiefs put up 33, 34 and 35 points, all while Brown sensed an aura from the team across from him.
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Jesse Newell, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Darren Rizzi sensed trouble just before the fateful snap against Indianapolis.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
But Kael sensed in her less dyspeptic moments that there was something special about Redford.
—Stephen Galloway, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
The Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE Act) was supposed to go to a House floor vote this week, but that plan was scrapped when the bill’s sponsors reportedly sensed a majority would vote nay.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
So did audiences, who sensed that this golden boy was also a decent man.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Dudek sensed the growing tension.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
In the second half, veteran center Garrett Bradbury sensed the Patriots offense stalling from its own listlessness.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Alvarado immediately sensed that something was up.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Jesse Newell, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Darren Rizzi sensed trouble just before the fateful snap against Indianapolis.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
But Kael sensed in her less dyspeptic moments that there was something special about Redford.
—Stephen Galloway, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
The Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act (SCORE Act) was supposed to go to a House floor vote this week, but that plan was scrapped when the bill’s sponsors reportedly sensed a majority would vote nay.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
So did audiences, who sensed that this golden boy was also a decent man.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
Dudek sensed the growing tension.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
In the second half, veteran center Garrett Bradbury sensed the Patriots offense stalling from its own listlessness.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Alvarado immediately sensed that something was up.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sensed
Verb
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LaForest felt the urge herself.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Those who felt the quake are encouraged to report it through the USGS Felt Report form.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Laughter from the crowd breaks the tension of what could have been understood as metaphor for Netanyahu’s actions.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Jane Goodall and her friend saw strangers in a jungle, reached out their hands, and began a friendship that changed how humans understood our place in the world.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
4 Oct. 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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Then one day, the teacher asked if anyone knew about the Holocaust.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The parents of Krysta Tsukahara allege that the company that helped Elon Musk become the world’s richest man knew about the flaw for years and could have moved fast to fix the problem but did not, leaving the 19-year-old arts student trapped amid flames and smoke that eventually killed her.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Dark skies With the fire burning, Blossom of Medstar, noticed the morning's sun disappeared.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Hiro noticed Kerr had a big one on his right ear and a smaller one on his left ear.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After Robinson’s parents recognized their son in surveillance footage released by police, his father confronted his son on the phone, according to the charging document.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Court recognized that civil rights activism required controversial and disorderly speech.—
Time,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This aspect will always cast her apart, even today, in the sense that a woman’s naked body is still perceived by audiences as something that stands out for some absurd reason, unfortunately.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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Aho is a franchise center with two-way substance that outweighs what’s perceived to be a lack of offensive dynamism.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Many of which have yet to be deciphered.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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In total, 16 metrics were deciphered to rank each state under these dimensions, such as shares of children, teens and adults with different vaccinations, people without health insurance, and many others.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Sensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensed. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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