as in wisdom
the ability to understand inner qualities or relationships
a therapist with real insight into people's personalities
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Recent Examples of insight
As terrifically acted and made as The Last of Us remains, the show has become a punishing watch, without the first season’s elegant insights.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2025
The inaugural show in the new Platform series showcases international artists to local audiences with new insights, perspectives and occasional nods to the collection.
—James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2025
The event, organized by Media Partners Asia, continues its focus on insights, partnerships, and the shifting content marketplace.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
Documenting changes in marine ecosystems: With its advanced lidar technology, the Navigator captures temporal changes in marine environments, offering insights into how human activity and climate change are reshaping aquatic ecosystems.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 Apr. 2025
The inaugural show in the new Platform series showcases international artists to local audiences with new insights, perspectives and occasional nods to the collection.
—James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Apr. 2025
The event, organized by Media Partners Asia, continues its focus on insights, partnerships, and the shifting content marketplace.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
Documenting changes in marine ecosystems: With its advanced lidar technology, the Navigator captures temporal changes in marine environments, offering insights into how human activity and climate change are reshaping aquatic ecosystems.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for insight
Noun
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Until Black Panther’s record breaking $235 million opening, conventional industry wisdom held that films with predominantly Black casts typically underperform financially overseas.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Socrates warned that putting words on paper would destroy memory, weaken wisdom, and dull the human mind.—
Ann Kowal Smith,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Rather, given Cascadian ecology—the primary focus of Carr’s images—understandings of her imaginative creations might also be constructed irrespective of nation: an artist seen primarily in relation to her place, itself her subject.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Apr. 2025
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Dragonfly, if successful, could revolutionize our understanding of how life might arise elsewhere in the solar system.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But outside of folks with celiac disease or non-celiac gluten sensitivity, there’s no conclusive evidence that gluten consumption triggers inflammation.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
25 Apr. 2025
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Finding narratives that can still cut through the noise and resonate with fractured audiences will demand unprecedented creativity and sensitivity from communicators.—
Fahad Qadir,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The debate has continued to wax and wane according to the public perception of the threats.—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
The Dial,
24 Apr. 2025
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For any brand, especially industry leaders, organic search results and digital press are invaluable tools in shaping public perception.—
Darius Fisher,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Drawing the line between fact and fiction requires more than labels, and without critical thinking and discernment, that line will remain dangerously blurry, potentially with serious results.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Effective leaders deploy discernment and curate the information that provides necessary context without creating unnecessary worry.—
Kara Dennison, SPHR, CPRW, EC,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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His omnivorous intellect went from one topic to another, exploring them in minute detail.—
Ilan Stavans,
The Atlantic,
15 Apr. 2025
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Gabriel has long funneled his capacious intellect and empathy into music.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Trump earlier this year shut off U.S. military assistance and intelligence sharing for nearly two weeks in the wake of an explosive Oval Office spat with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who was arguing Putin was a deceptive negotiating partner.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
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Local media report that several individuals formerly employed by senior DPP officials are under investigation in connection with Chinese intelligence efforts.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But carry a big stick, in the form of astute sagacity.—
ESSENCE Editors,
Essence,
17 Apr. 2025
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Anne Kaufman Schneider, who shepherded the plays of her father, George S. Kaufman, a titan of 20th-century American theatrical wit, into the 21st century with an acerbic sagacity all her own, died on Thursday at her home in Manhattan.—
Barry Singer,
New York Times,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Insight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insight. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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