prenotion

noun

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as in premonition

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  1. premonition
  2. presentiment
  3. sixth sense
  4. foresight
Noun
  • That premonition rings true when his parents (Tara Buckman, Geoff Hansen) are slaughtered by a carjacker dressed as Old Saint Nick himself (Charles Dierkop) just hours later, condemning the toddler into further moral compass trauma at an orphanage run by a domineering Mother Superior nun from Hell.
    Huntley Woods, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • 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.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of premonition
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of presentiment
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  • Prediction markets are tapping into this sixth sense of humans, giving each of us a role in shaping the story of our world.
    Mahesh Vinayagam, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • But my sixth sense, my gut from traveling this country, Pennsylvania twice over the course of just the last week and last few days, suggests to me that there is something real going on here.
    Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of sixth sense
Noun
  • Looking ahead, sustained success will likely depend on the ability of startups to combine technical expertise with strategic foresight.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • To critics, the situation suggests a lack of foresight by the Panamanian authorities: The costly, disruptive canal expansion created problems that only another costly, disruptive project can fix.
    Charlie Cordero, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of foresight
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