1
as in feeling
an indefinite physical response to a stimulus
a strange sense of discomfort brought on by the room's strong colors
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2
as in intellect
the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems
although he has little formal education, he is a man of considerable practical sense
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as in prudence
the ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters
you have the sense to handle anything that comes up
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as in meaning
the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action
got the general sense of the poem
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as in reasoning
the thought processes that have been established as leading to valid solutions to problems
your argument simply shows no sense
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1
as in to feel
to have a vague awareness of
the deer seemed to sense danger
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as in to understand
to have a clear idea of
I did not sense the full meaning of his cryptic warning until much later
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Recent Examples of sense
Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Burton was a champion of big government in every sense.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Maizy ends up meeting convincing city slicker Gordy (played by Quinn VanAntwerp), who senses the opportunity to take these small town’s woes and turn them into cash.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The Dodgers signing Tucker would make a lot of sense.
—Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Burton was a champion of big government in every sense.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
Apple added more health and convenience tools, including wrist temperature sensing for deeper insights in the Vitals app, retrospective ovulation estimates and an Always-On display.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Maizy ends up meeting convincing city slicker Gordy (played by Quinn VanAntwerp), who senses the opportunity to take these small town’s woes and turn them into cash.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sense
Noun
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Kershaw will miss the camaraderie of the clubhouse and feelings of joy after a victory.—
Wayne G. McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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These subdivisions are crossed not by timer or physical marker but by feeling.—
Matt Negrin,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Like Paul, Charlie did not use his incredible intellect to lord it over his interlocutors.—
Brooke L. Rollins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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He is widely seen as an extraordinary statesman who possessed a unique blend of intellect and political ability, and who remained a humble and approachable father figure for his people throughout his long tenure.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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But those with long memories are tempering enthusiasm with prudence, remembering how the dot-com bubble led to unsustainable valuations and a painful crash.—
Tiz Gambacorta,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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This was a chance for Biden to take the high road, to toe the fiscal line and display financial prudence.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Even with a portly curb weight and quintessentially Audi (meaning, weird) powertrain?—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps nowhere was the fight over meaning as pronounced as with the cryptic messages etched into the bullet cartridges by the shooter.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Businesses hire people for their ability to provide critical thinking, understand nuanced situations and utilize strategic reasoning.—
Rohan Joshi,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Kashkari detailed his reasoning for switching to three total cuts this year in a piece on the Minneapolis Fed webiste.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But the anger that left-leaning media critics felt is clearly gaining more traction with a broader swath of the Democratic Party — people who are opening their wallets and dedicating their time to consuming new and independent media.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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Sunderland, who played in total 65 minutes with 10 men after Reinildo Mandava’s first-half dismissal, celebrated a point that felt much larger.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some leaders and business development professionals get ahead of themselves, trying to show benefits without fully understanding the pain points and issues affecting their teams, leads and customers.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Finding additional examples could help astronomers better understand how often such ejections occur and shed new light on the complex life cycles of the universe's smallest galaxies.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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D4vd's world tour has hit a bump in the road amid a police investigation reportedly involving the singer and TikTok sensation.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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Sharp, with the burning sensation spreading to his stomach, asked staff repeatedly to call 911, believing he’d been poisoned by the substance, identified in the lawsuit and a paramedics’ report included with it as Dakin’s Solution, which uses bleach as the active ingredient.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Sense.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sense. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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