as in to know
to have a clear idea of
it took me a while to twig the true nature of the relationship between the two women
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Recent Examples of twig
Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 May 2024
In hindsight, the impression is of an unwitting team effort, each inventor chipping away at the riddle of cinema without quite twigging its significance.
—Nat Segnit, Harper's Magazine, 4 Mar. 2022
Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025
From the tartare and miso brioche appetizer to the dessert of twig tea crème brulée, the whole experience, from start to finish, at Kioku by Endo at The OWO brings pops of delight throughout your time there.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Altman, meanwhile, twigged that Microsoft might be the deep-pocketed backer OpenAI needed to achieve its goals.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 May 2024
In hindsight, the impression is of an unwitting team effort, each inventor chipping away at the riddle of cinema without quite twigging its significance.
—Nat Segnit, Harper's Magazine, 4 Mar. 2022
Noun
Of course, twigs is no stranger to an avant-garde wardrobe.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2025
From the tartare and miso brioche appetizer to the dessert of twig tea crème brulée, the whole experience, from start to finish, at Kioku by Endo at The OWO brings pops of delight throughout your time there.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twig
Verb
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Here’s what to know about Booker’s marathon protest.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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This was a problem for Sexton, best known for his roles in Bosch, The Killing and Deadwood who was offered a $595,000 deal for the role of Johnson.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Risotto Ingredients 2 sprigs parsley stems 4 sprigs thyme 2 bay leaves 1 tsp black peppercorns 1 tsp fennel seed (Wrap the above tightly in cheesecloth.—
Amber Love Bond,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Squeeze 2 of the garlic halves to pop the cloves into the braising liquid and discard their skins as well as the herb sprigs.—
Beth Dooley,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Jack Blues is sweetly grasping his 31-year-old dad’s face in the frames — which appear to have been taken after bathtime — while lying on a white towel on a tiled floor.—
Clare Fisher,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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This includes the emergence of theory of mind, the point at which children really start grasping the idea that other people have their own set of beliefs and representations of reality.—
Charlotte Hu,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2025
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It was not understood that the artist, through rigorous pictorial research, was aiming to chart the history of the image of female genitalia in the history of art from the classical period onward.—
Paola Ugolini,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2025
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At least conceptually, the Giants understand that the leap from 3-14 to Super Bowl contender cannot be made in a year.—
Howard Megdal,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Though policymakers do apparently see tariffs creating some inflation in 2025 on their recent projections.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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White flower petals could be seen scattered below the couple and different white bouquets of flowers and white candles surrounded them.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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One such problem is a too-common vocal style that is expressed in guttural growls, making lyrics difficult to decipher — at least for me.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2025
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Mathematicians are deciphered, disfigured, discounted, and dissolved.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Imagine leveraging this technology to bridge cultural divides, comprehend opposing political viewpoints, or gain insight into different socio-economic backgrounds.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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We’re all interconnected in economic webs too tangled to fully comprehend, let alone sanitize.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In 2001, Mexico’s Secretariat of Tourism created a program recognizing culturally rich villages for their exceptional history, natural beauty, and/or traditions and legends.—
Meagan Drillinger,
AFAR Media,
28 Mar. 2025
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Organizations that view middle management as obstacles fail to recognize their critical role as translators, navigators, and stabilizers of meaningful change.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Twig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twig. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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