as in understood
to have a clear idea of
it took me a while to twig the true nature of the relationship between the two women
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Recent Examples of twigged
True to form, the Boards of Canada resurrection has murmured to life so quietly that only the most obsessive of code breakers twigged it early on.
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
Born into a highly artistic family in San Juan, and painting and drawing since pre-school, del Valle first twigged to power of movement at age 11, when her parents took her to see French mime artist Marcel Marceau.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
Born into a highly artistic family in San Juan, and painting and drawing since pre-school, del Valle first twigged to power of movement at age 11, when her parents took her to see French mime artist Marcel Marceau.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for twigged
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The relationship that followed would become one of mutual respect and understanding, with Jackie finding the Queen to be someone who understood the unique pressures of public life and all that came with it.—
Simon Perry,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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Advertisement That is what Johnson understood about oral health that America still doesn’t.—
Jean Paul Laurent,
Time,
11 June 2026
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No other information was released on Wednesday, including whether the two men knew each other.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Soho was already too expensive — landlords were asking for key money in the five-figures — so Mango knew that was a dead end.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
10 June 2026
Verb
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What’s more, the back of the painting shows a number code which was deciphered in the project to reveal the year of production—1934.—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
11 June 2026
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And yet… Four risqué jokes that Anne had hidden by covering them with brown paper were deciphered by researchers in 2018.—
Britannica Editors,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Moving a blade back and forth to try to saw biscuits apart will make their layers stick (and ruin the rise).—
Ella Quittner,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Ruggeri says that, in comparison to saw palmetto, which gets far more attention.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The correct response cannot be grasped, only meditated upon in the way of a koan used to train Zen Buddhist monks and force them into enlightenment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Walt Whitman grasped that something entirely different was called for.—
Jake Lundberg,
The Atlantic,
8 June 2026
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Visible from outer space, it is recognized as the largest living structure on Earth.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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One of Powell's relatives recognized him from screenshots of the surveillance video and turned him in.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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The company expects a little more of an impact in its Q2, but Cook said it’s fully comprehended in the above Street outlook of 48% to 49%.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Free; donations are appreciated.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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But others are still under-appreciated by the collector-car market despite their design and engineering significance.—
Ben Oliver,
Robb Report,
8 June 2026
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“Twigged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twigged. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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