as in premonitions
a feeling that something bad will happen
a nagging presentiment of danger
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Noun
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Again, people have premonitions.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026 -
They are also filled with apocalyptic premonitions that make sense only in a first-century context, when Jesus was credibly thought by his followers to soon be on his way back home, ready to take believers up to Heaven, or the moon, with him.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The feels-like temperatures will be in the upper 90s and triple-digits.—
Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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When time with her feels threatened, even well-meaning offers can land the wrong way.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Instead, the past four weeks have reinforced Iran’s fears and suspicions.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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Others, including State Auditor Dave Boliek, say even if the combination ultimately makes sense, the rush to bring it to Wake County commissioners raised suspicions.—
Richard Stradling,
Charlotte Observer,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Those immediate prognostications, however, are often fool's errands.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
10 Apr. 2026
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Plenty of presidents have dismissed the warnings and prognostications of their intelligence advisers, or simply not made time to hear them.—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Presentiments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presentiments. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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