as in feel
a feeling that something bad will happen
she had a premonition that her cat would somehow get hurt that day
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Recent Examples of premonition
The supermarket gave him a premonition of something sinister to come.
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Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Despite such premonitions, governments dragged their feet in reacting to COVID-19.
—Jennifer Nuzzo, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
Equally, Ena weighs in with a large sense of historical premonition.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
Wagner commented that in opera the orchestra should act as a medium of premonition, indicating what is foreordained but not yet foreseen.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Harmony Holiday, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
Despite such premonitions, governments dragged their feet in reacting to COVID-19.
—Jennifer Nuzzo, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
Equally, Ena weighs in with a large sense of historical premonition.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
Wagner commented that in opera the orchestra should act as a medium of premonition, indicating what is foreordained but not yet foreseen.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premonition
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The two latest full episodes of Bluey that aired earlier in 2024 as part of season 3 packed a walloping one-two punch of feels (and fan speculation).DeVonne Goode, Parents, 17 Dec. 2024
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Reviewers love it for its ability to keep their breasts still on runs, as well as its super soft feel.Sara Coughlin, SELF, 16 Dec. 2024
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Toni has been reluctant to let Amalie go out by herself—her bringing back a telescope seems to confirm some kind of fear, or presentiment.Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
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His presentiments had been right, but all those garlic pills and pulse recordings had done nothing to save him.Gillian Silverman, The New Yorker, 15 July 2023
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By trusting in her own vision, Salley’s initial fears about a lack of holistic visual language never came to pass.Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024
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Advertising from telehealth companies, along with data showing that a sizable portion of men who get testosterone don’t even get their levels checked beforehand, lends credence to their fears.Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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His aunts offered us tortillas to warm our hands while his uncle expressed dark forebodings about our chances of success.Kayla Aletha Welch, Longreads, 19 Nov. 2024
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In his images of the World Trade Center, the passage of time has once again added to his foreboding.Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
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Park, the impeached justice minister, has faced suspicions raised by the opposition that he was involved in the planning and execution of Yoon’s martial law decree.Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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This suspicion can lead to widespread distrust in leadership and a decline in team cohesion.Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Pentagon officials tried and failed to block the deal at the time, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, which cited worries that AMD had transferred crucial know-how that could aid China’s military and domestic semiconductor ambitions.Billy Perrigo, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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In fact, our primary worry on this front is less about workers staying in their roles longer and more about declining immigration, which has been a source of economic strength in recent years.Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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In politics, there are liars and better liars How the Biden administration helped avoid a coup in Guatemala China’s meddling in Taiwan election presages year of misinformation threats Need help keeping up with this tumultuous election?Washington Post, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2024
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The New Moon in Virgo, which occurs shortly after Mercury turns direct, presages really big beginnings throughout the zodiac.Jennifer Culp, Them, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Premonition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premonition. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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