as in understood
to have a clear idea of
an imaginative genius like Shakespeare could intuit the thoughts, feelings, and motives of a vast array of characters
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Recent Examples of intuited
Advertisement The leaders of the communist and Nazi parties—both hostile to Germany’s democratic institutions, albeit for different reasons—understood, or intuited, that political violence could erode democracy itself.
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Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Irving may have intuited, at the dawn of American history, that the nation would need a foil for flintier heroes like Cooper’s Natty Bumppo, self-improvers like the Benjamin Franklin of the Autobiography, and secular saints such as Parson Weems’s George Washington.
—John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
There’s deeper meaning to some of the other imagery in the music video than might first be intuited by viewers.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Oct. 2025
Scholars intuited a link between the celestial and earthly multitudes.
—Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
Or the way his hips flip to the exact angle his brain intuited.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intuited
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How gentle and precious to be understood.—
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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.—
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Though their divorce was acrimonious, and the two were later involved in various legal proceedings, the source said that Clarkson knew the importance of her children’s relationship with their father.—
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Authorities said the two teenagers knew each other, but did not provide further details on their relationship.—
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The sun dances to its own (currently less-than-deciphered) rhythms, moving through an 11-year-long cycle.—
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At first this voice from the heavens has seemingly sent a benign message but it’s quickly deciphered to be a DNA cocktail for Earthlings to investigate.—
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But state officials have previously recognized the lack of diversity in apprenticeship programs.—
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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.—
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Perhaps the biggest surprise of the last 24 hours is that Weiss appears not to have totally grasped the firestorm her decision would provoke.—
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Sympathetic business leaders have also grasped new opportunities to amplify illiberal narratives for global audiences.—
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During the trial, jurors learned about grim Google searches Brian had made after his wife died, including how to saw a body and how to clean blood off of wood floors.—
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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.—
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The impact of the new method of counting the house is perhaps best appreciated by looking back to the 2023 list.—
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Curry appreciated his coach’s fire.—
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“Intuited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intuited. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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