as in instinct
an innate sense of what is true or what will happen
Although the child looked fine, the parents' intuition told them something was wrong.
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Throughout these retrogrades, we’ll be asked to integrate both — balancing clarity with compassion, directness with depth, and instinct with intuition.
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Colin Bedell, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
Not through any kind of intuition or deductive superpower, mind you.
—Mary McNamara, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2025
Promoting Emotional Resonance and Human Intuition As an extension of this first mandate, Brandon also ensures that his companies prioritize human intuition above all else.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
The snake is associated with wisdom, intuition, and transformation, while the wood element signifies growth and renewal.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Colin Bedell, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
Not through any kind of intuition or deductive superpower, mind you.
—Mary McNamara, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2025
Promoting Emotional Resonance and Human Intuition As an extension of this first mandate, Brandon also ensures that his companies prioritize human intuition above all else.
—William Mullane, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
The snake is associated with wisdom, intuition, and transformation, while the wood element signifies growth and renewal.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Intuition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intuition. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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