as in understands
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 intuits
Anyone who has paid attention to Andrés over the years — through his frequent appearances on morning news shows and late-night TV, his nearly 40 restaurants and bars, and, of course, through his high-risk humanitarian work through World Central Kitchen — intuits that this is a man of many emotions.
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General Manager,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Williams worries, notices, intuits, chides and calls out.
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New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
With the programming set to suit desired preferences of flavor intensity, texture and spice levels, the Nosh unit intuits when to add the next ingredients or seasonings.
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New Atlas,
26 Feb. 2026
As Pollan intuits, this practice isn’t all that fun at first.
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Isabel Fattal,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
This gadget intuits the temperature by learning from your behavior.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
6 Feb. 2026
Peña does well playing against type as Alcaras, who intuits that Marissa and Jenny’s bond is based on more than just the shock of Milo’s disappearance.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
General Manager,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
Williams worries, notices, intuits, chides and calls out.
—
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
With the programming set to suit desired preferences of flavor intensity, texture and spice levels, the Nosh unit intuits when to add the next ingredients or seasonings.
—
New Atlas,
26 Feb. 2026
As Pollan intuits, this practice isn’t all that fun at first.
—
Isabel Fattal,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
This gadget intuits the temperature by learning from your behavior.
—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
6 Feb. 2026
Peña does well playing against type as Alcaras, who intuits that Marissa and Jenny’s bond is based on more than just the shock of Milo’s disappearance.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intuits
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Howard would like him to be involved but understands carrying a full tour bag through the practice days and four potential championship rounds would be a considerable physical demand.
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Prince Harry no longer plans to bring his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and their two children, Archie and Lilibet, with him to London next week amid security concerns, ABC News understands.
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The cocktail is a fantastic way to get acquainted with Fernet Branca, and who knows?
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Our constitution is color-blind, and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens.
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Qualcomm’s chip can run Linux, along with Arduino software, and can even do computer vision, which deciphers what a camera sees and translates it into software.
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With that base knowledge and his opponent’s game tape, Nolan analyzes wide receiver alignments and deciphers the offense's attack.
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The International Game Fish Association, official keeper of such records, recognizes eight-pound and 12-pound line classes, not six-pound and 10-pound.
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The supplement blend focuses on vitamin B and vitamin D, a nutrient Monaghan recognizes many people commonly lack.
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In an oppositional reading of a media text, the audience comprehends that the message conflicts with or contradicts their personal experiences of society.
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In the end, A Guardian and a Thief is a story that comprehends hunger more deeply than the world that produces it.
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Headquartered in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, the company sees advanced packaging as a strategic priority as demand grows for more powerful and efficient chips, the South China Morning Post reported.
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Habitat for Humanity ReStore sees higher demand for patio furniture and planters in summer.
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His eyes and smile are too wide, and his right hand grasps the air.
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There is only one candidate who grasps the complexity of this crisis and has the legislative experience to address it.
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Most notably, though, is its easy-to-clean material, which one flight attendant appreciates when up against dirty baggage claims and surprise spills.
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Jones appreciates how the brilliant Black scientist changed the entire American South.
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“Intuits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intuits. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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