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Recent Examples of intuitively
Lawlor’s book contains chapters devoted to politics, but her inclination to reach for examples of the reasonable and unreasonable that any reader will intuitively share serves her less well here.
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Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Residents and city planners intuitively understand this, and recent data bears it out.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
Forecasters announce major climate shift Perhaps counter-intuitively, the average person shouldn't find much comfort in the new prediction, forecasters say.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Reilly intuitively understands the psychology of opposing pitches.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
In a movie about two women who intuitively understand each other, Brandt and Trebs are charmingly oafish as men who are eager to fix a dishwasher but less keen on how to repair trauma.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Less intuitively, the trend line of long-declining homophobia reversed, resulting in a 10-point jump for explicit anti-gay bias over that same period.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Palace’s remaining eight games are more challenging than those listed above in terms of the quality of opposition but might, counter-intuitively, offer them a better chance of success as more space opens up to work into during transition.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile Fears and Coen Carr seem to have a near preternatural connection, the guard intuitively understanding when and where Carr would like an alley-oop feed at the rim.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Residents and city planners intuitively understand this, and recent data bears it out.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
Forecasters announce major climate shift Perhaps counter-intuitively, the average person shouldn't find much comfort in the new prediction, forecasters say.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Reilly intuitively understands the psychology of opposing pitches.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
In a movie about two women who intuitively understand each other, Brandt and Trebs are charmingly oafish as men who are eager to fix a dishwasher but less keen on how to repair trauma.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Less intuitively, the trend line of long-declining homophobia reversed, resulting in a 10-point jump for explicit anti-gay bias over that same period.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Palace’s remaining eight games are more challenging than those listed above in terms of the quality of opposition but might, counter-intuitively, offer them a better chance of success as more space opens up to work into during transition.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile Fears and Coen Carr seem to have a near preternatural connection, the guard intuitively understanding when and where Carr would like an alley-oop feed at the rim.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intuitively
Adverb
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Big, tannic cabernets and heady merlots — the bottles people often instinctively reach for — tend to overwhelm cheese, explains Roper.—
Anna Lee Iijima,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Caught in the moment, Sarati instinctively begins to open his arms too, seemingly preparing to return the embrace.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Walks have exploded under new ABS system With the introduction of challenges, MLB had to essentially redefine the strike zone to ensure that the tracking system would consistently and accurately measure what actually is a strike or ball.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Irma’s rain essentially created a preview of what the Everglades can do as restoration kicks in.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Traditional fixes—like tweaking the system’s parameters—don’t work because the dark modes remain fundamentally disconnected.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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The California governor’s race has fundamentally changed since candidates last reported their campaign finance hauls last year.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Intuitively.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intuitively. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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