as in premonition
a feeling that something bad will happen
a nagging presentiment of danger
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Recent Examples of presentiment
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.
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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
The lavishness turns quickly into horror — Godwin gives us buckets of blood unasked for in the original — and then into a presentiment of Lear on the heath.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2020
Seen from behind, men and women bundled up in heavy coats are saturated with a mute presentiment, that of people beginning to endure.
—Han Kang, Harper's magazine, 10 Feb. 2019
Those years, of course, marked respectively the peak of the frenzied optimism of the last business cycle and the first chilling presentiments of what was to come.
—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2019
During the 1919 scenes she is occasionally stopped in her tracks by presentiments of what’s in store around the corner.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2017
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
The lavishness turns quickly into horror — Godwin gives us buckets of blood unasked for in the original — and then into a presentiment of Lear on the heath.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2020
Seen from behind, men and women bundled up in heavy coats are saturated with a mute presentiment, that of people beginning to endure.
—Han Kang, Harper's magazine, 10 Feb. 2019
Those years, of course, marked respectively the peak of the frenzied optimism of the last business cycle and the first chilling presentiments of what was to come.
—Gerard Baker, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2019
During the 1919 scenes she is occasionally stopped in her tracks by presentiments of what’s in store around the corner.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presentiment
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When the casting director showed her Consuelos' picture, Ripa had a premonition.Esther Kang, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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But she’s overcome by fear, a premonition that catastrophe is on the way.John Bleasdale, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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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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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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If Friday the 13th worries you, others share your fear.Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 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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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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“Presentiment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presentiment. Accessed 20 Dec. 2024.
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