1
as in feeling
to have a vague awareness of
the deer seemed to sense danger
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2
as in knowing
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 sensing
Overcoming these limitations will expand OCTOID’s versatility, advancing soft robots capable of sensing, learning, and adapting autonomously.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
Gray said that Audubon and its partners will apply remote sensing technology to areas in Latin America that are part of Conserva Aves, a program that will ultimately protect about 100 areas with important habitats.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The smart glasses, which Amazon has not named, leverage AI-powered sensing capabilities and computer vision, along with cameras to create a heads-up display that shows essential information directly in the driver’s field of vision.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
City leaders, sensing the outrage, rescinded Corrigan’s monopoly.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Witness testimony at Langworthy’s preliminary hearing in June established that Kabasele made a last-ditch effort to warn her mother to leave with the kids, perhaps sensing that violence was imminent.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Over the past decade, the unique properties of MOFs have also opened new possibilities for sensing and detection.
—Bohong Zhang, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
Lina pauses in her work, sensing what’s about to happen.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Victoria Beckham has always stayed ahead of the curve—sensing when the times are changing and adapting accordingly.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
Gray said that Audubon and its partners will apply remote sensing technology to areas in Latin America that are part of Conserva Aves, a program that will ultimately protect about 100 areas with important habitats.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The smart glasses, which Amazon has not named, leverage AI-powered sensing capabilities and computer vision, along with cameras to create a heads-up display that shows essential information directly in the driver’s field of vision.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
City leaders, sensing the outrage, rescinded Corrigan’s monopoly.
—Michael Wells, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Witness testimony at Langworthy’s preliminary hearing in June established that Kabasele made a last-ditch effort to warn her mother to leave with the kids, perhaps sensing that violence was imminent.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Over the past decade, the unique properties of MOFs have also opened new possibilities for sensing and detection.
—Bohong Zhang, The Conversation, 10 Oct. 2025
Lina pauses in her work, sensing what’s about to happen.
—Hazlitt, 8 Oct. 2025
Victoria Beckham has always stayed ahead of the curve—sensing when the times are changing and adapting accordingly.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sensing
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Retailers are also feeling the impact; some may quietly factor higher shipping expenses into their prices.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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With less than a week to go before the end of daylight saving time, some places in the United States are already feeling the effects of the time change with earlier and earlier sunsets.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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At last weekend’s general assembly of Barcelona club members, Laporta tried to thread a delicate path when defending the plan to play a domestic game over 4,500 miles away, knowing that Tebas is not exactly popular with his team’s supporters.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Her mother, a pediatric critical care nurse, was working her shift at Hennepin County Medical Center, where several of the wounded were taken, before even knowing her children’s school was involved.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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In his eight wins, all eight have come inside the distance, with only two fights seeing a second round.—
Brett Appley,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Looking forward to seeing Becks on our plane ride home.—
Lydia Mee,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The emerging discipline of geomythology is coming into its own, as scientists, historians, and other scholars see the rich potential for understanding how humans have made sense of their observations of nature over time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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Experts say there are biological and seasonal reasons behind the fall-time sleep disruption, and understanding them can help teens get better rest.—
Kris Ann Valdez,
Parents,
22 Oct. 2025
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The woman’s husband, a scrawny man in a shabby work uniform, smelling of sewage, drooped behind the gurney.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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The Drew Barrymore Show previously went viral for Drew Barrymore smelling her own feet.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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Spike Lee will receive the Career Achievement Award, recognizing his four-decade legacy as one of the most influential filmmakers of his generation, with a body of work that includes Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, and Da 5 Bloods.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
22 Oct. 2025
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Investors should be heartened by the optimism from these financial executives, while recognizing more discernment is needed before taking any sort of action at the stock level.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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Shifting gears, rather than perceiving AI as a competitor, budding therapists would be wise to perceive AI as a collaborator.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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In 2024, Nepal ranked 107th out of 180 countries on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, with 84% of people perceiving government corruption to be a major problem.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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Though historians have called for further research before making claims, the proposal of a script rooted in sign language might open the chance to explore a new way of deciphering Mayan art and show the ancient civilization to be even more sophisticated and efficient than scholars even knew.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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Now, a team of international astronomers has succeeded in deciphering the gravitational wave signal, GW190412, to determine more about the collision and the resulting event that sent an infant black hole hurtling through space.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Sensing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sensing. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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