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Recent Examples of percipient
Well-known to followers of the blogosphere and seekers of intelligent, percipient commentary on public policy, Kevin Drum passed away Friday after a long battle with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for percipient
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In women, nerve issues or a cystocele (a type of pelvic organ prolapse, or dropped bladder) can alter flow, but acute urinary retention is much less common, affecting only about 3 in 100,000 women each year.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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Kazakhstan’s president recognizes the acute competition for investors’ dollars.—
Mark Temnycky,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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An alienated professor takes up weight lifting and ranting in Jordan Castro’s perceptive new novel, Muscle Man.—
Jeremy Gordon,
The Atlantic,
12 Sep. 2025
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Felines may also be more perceptive than many realize.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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One spring day in Paris many years ago, my wife, Diana, a most penetrating photographer, capable of seeing like no one else, decided, as an experiment, to walk across the city blindfolded.—
Hisham Matar,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Aug. 2024
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Since the war began in Gaza, more than six months ago, the Israeli magazine +972 has published some of the most penetrating reporting on the Israel Defense Forces’ conduct.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2024
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Because contemporary phantoms of Richard Mille, Patek Philippe, and Rolex are expertly constructed to entice even the most discerning eye, provenance is crucial.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Savvy Mercury also entered Virgo on Sept. 2, polishing our communication while inspiring a more discerning approach to our exchanges and immediate surroundings.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Morris Chestnut Logline: As the fate of the earth hangs perilously in the balance, Bandi a sagacious elder embarks on a crucial mission to locate Tep one of the few legitimate descendants of an ancient extraterrestrial power, tracing back to a small tribe in Africa.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
17 Sep. 2024
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Foster a balanced approach: While data can provide valuable insights at scale, integrating human judgment and industry expertise ensures a sagacious, well-rounded, and likely more ethical strategic investment approach.—
Douglas B. Laney,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2024
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Jacob Kupietzky is President of HealthCare Transformation, a company dedicated to providing hospitals with experienced interim executives.—
Jacob Kupietzky,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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On top of that, the staff is highly experienced and ready to share their knowledge whether its about the shop’s water garden or its massive seed wall.—
Liz Ohanesian,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Soccer stars aren’t known for their willingness to wade into politics, but Zvonimir Boban, a wonderful player who also happens to have a degree in history, gave us an honest and insightful interview.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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Devin Harris, Nowitzki’s former teammate who is now one of Dallas’ color commentators, said Nowitzki does a good job of communicating casually while being insightful.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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If a new Bridgerton-sibling romance each season is the series’ gimmick, then Penelope has proven to be its soul—a vividly realistic protagonist whose perspicacious alter ego tethered each fairytale courtship to earth.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
14 June 2024
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One of the few perspicacious journalists of the Trump era, Graeme Wood, put it pithily: The Deep State is in the White House, and Trump appointed it.—
Michael Brendan Dougherty,
National Review,
13 Dec. 2023
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“Percipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percipient. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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