twigged

verb

past tense of twig
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. — 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
  1. understood
  2. knew
  3. deciphered
  4. saw
  5. grasped
  6. recognized
  7. comprehended
  8. appreciated
Verb
  • Arrogance, remorse, ambivalence, irony, lust — Monteverdi understood how to give each one of those gradations its own specific splendor.
    — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Having graduated with a degree in fashion design from London’s Central Saint Martins in 1979, Sade understood the art of a garment better than most of her 1980s pop peers.
    — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of understood
Verb
  • Even with that mentality, however, Crow-Armstrong knew something had to change coming off an underwhelming second half of the 2025 season.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Yasmine Chubin, executive director of the Iranian advocacy group, said the organization’s attorneys knew of at least a dozen detainees approached about removal in recent weeks.
    — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of knew
Verb
  • But a more apt comparison might be the Mirabilia Urbis Romae, in which Medieval scholars deciphered the staggering ruins of Classical Rome.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Re-creating the Herculaneum scrolls To date, one entire scroll and passages from others have been deciphered, largely thanks to the Vesuvius Challenge, a project launched in 2023 that encourages researchers to decode scrolls for cash prizes.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of deciphered
Verb
  • In the book, Covey tells the story of a man relentlessly sawing down a tree.
    — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026
  • Jordan Walker, sawed off by a 96 mph sinker, lined out softly.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of saw
Verb
  • Fields, the backup quarterback, never fully grasped the snap, and therefore never had a chance to gain a yard.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2026
  • That is what interests me — things that can only be truly grasped through contact with crowds of people.
    — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of grasped
Verb
  • It's now recognized as one of the first online predator cases in the country leading to child abduction.
    — Lauren Linder, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • According to state prosecutors, Young looked at Ring doorbell footage after the first knock from the boys, and his daughter recognized one of them as a former classmate.
    — Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of recognized
Verb
  • The polling points to the enduring legacy of 9/11, even as many Americans today are too young to have experienced or comprehended the event a quarter-century ago.
    — Linley Sanders, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The frames keep changing regardless of how much the viewer has noticed or comprehended.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Definition of comprehended
Verb
  • Though shares have more than doubled already this year, analysts argued the market still hasn't fully appreciated what AI will do for cybersecurity demand.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Adebayo has appreciated the recent tweaks to the Heat’s offense.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of appreciated

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