as in horse sense
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Recent Examples of mother wit
But their ingenuity, mother wit and good common sense made them masters in their profession without the aid of measuring spoons and cups, modern equipment or science.
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Hannah Giorgis, Bon Appetit, 19 June 2018
Hannah Giorgis, Bon Appetit, 19 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mother wit
Noun
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Our people have a horse sense for what good work is.—
Beth Greenfield,
Fortune,
1 July 2024
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His words of wisdom are tinged with wit and old-fashioned horse sense.—
Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
2 Jan. 2024
Noun
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Burruss and others argue the new rules also are simple common sense.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
7 May 2025
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That, in no small part, reflects a dependence on Chinese goods that the administration is right to see as unhealthy, but correcting that is work for a scalpel, not a chainsaw, and needs common sense too.—
The Editors,
National Review,
1 May 2025
Noun
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For those looking to learn more about sparkling wine production, staff provide insight into the winemaking process and aging techniques.—
Rachel King,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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This approach provides valuable insights without advertisements, calls to action, or sales pitches.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
Noun
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The possibility of an appeal to the Fifth Circuit has driven the perception that Texas courtrooms might offer Mr. Trump the best chance to win rulings that would allow his administration’s plan to scale up mass deportations to move forward.—
Mattathias Schwartz,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Online degree programmes in nurse education—Students’ perceptions and academic performance: An integrative review.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Ruth wants Prima to make a moral judgment about Heiss’s behavior, to see it as a perhaps exploitative abuse of power—a kind of judgment that hadn’t previously occurred to Prima.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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The trend has been negative: As views on Trump have gotten more negative and coverage of specific cases has increased and gotten more negative, views and judgments of Trump’s policy in this realm have also dropped.—
Christian Paz,
Vox,
2 May 2025
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“Mother wit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mother%20wit. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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