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 boy tries to warn his family about his nocturnal premonitions, but when nobody takes him seriously, the boy must face the beast on his own.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
Ellen has been suffering from demonic premonitions since childhood and believes there is a gruesome fate awaiting her betrothed.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Before the game, Selton Miguel and his teammates seemingly had a premonition about their impending success.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
When the casting director showed her Consuelos' picture, Ripa had a premonition.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
Ellen has been suffering from demonic premonitions since childhood and believes there is a gruesome fate awaiting her betrothed.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Before the game, Selton Miguel and his teammates seemingly had a premonition about their impending success.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
When the casting director showed her Consuelos' picture, Ripa had a premonition.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premonition
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The plus side doesn’t stop at the internal components: A sturdy metal chassis that's trim despite the large screen and an excellent keyboard add to the premium feel of this gaming laptop.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PCMAG,
20 Feb. 2025
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With the feel of a vintage roadside joint, Hy’s has red vinyl booths, creative cocktails and a tight menu revolving around fried chicken that’s meant to be tossed with a homemade honey sambal.—
Kin Woo Gisela Williams Amy Conway Kate Maxwell,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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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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Soft signals about the economy The pullback in spending comes at a time when American consumers are growing increasingly pessimistic on fears that inflation will pick up because of President Donald Trump’s talk of wide-ranging tariffs, according to various surveys.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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Jurors deliberated less than 90 minutes over the crime, which renewed fears of anti-Muslim discrimination in the Chicago area’s large and established Palestinian community.—
Sophia Tareen and Melissa Perez Winder,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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Its reappearance on the American scene in the twenty-first century should be taken as a foreboding.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
4 Feb. 2025
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The movie’s very first shot, beautiful yet full of foreboding, finds her swimming in the Atlantic, her peace momentarily disturbed by the roar of a military helicopter overhead.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2025
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As doctors tried to treat her, Kate’s parents openly discussed their suspicions that a conspiracy was forming around them – and that medical staff couldn’t be trusted.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN,
15 Feb. 2025
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He was tasked with heading a congressional investigation into suspicions that wildly popular TV game shows like 21 were fixed.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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What the public worries about is clarity from their politicians.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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That’s all well and good, but this latest game was as good a sign as any that those worries might not age well.—
Sam Amick,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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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 3 Mar. 2025.
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