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as in feelings
an indefinite physical response to a stimulus
a strange sense of discomfort brought on by the room's strong colors
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as in meanings
the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action
got the general sense of the poem
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as in smells
to have a vague awareness of
the deer seemed to sense danger
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as in knows
to have a clear idea of
I did not sense the full meaning of his cryptic warning until much later
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Recent Examples of senses
Jazmine A. Ortiz, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Equipped with Daimon’s visuotactile sensor, the gripper delicately senses contact and precisely controls force to pick up a fragile eggshell.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
Such items can aid mindfulness by engaging the senses to help return to the present moment.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 30 Apr. 2026
While visiting the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge (FWNC&R), your senses will be engaged with the wildlife.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
However, Sarwer noted that physiological senses like taste can vary a lot from person to person at baseline.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Apr. 2026
Ben comes to his senses and makes the cake Joanna requested, which gives him double the work for no apparent reason.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2026
Create a front yard that invigorates all the senses by adding a soothing water feature.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026
After four years Dan’s ghost partially recovers his senses.
—Urnesha Bhattacherjee, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Anil Oza, STAT, 23 Apr. 2026
This can happen due to a draft, a dirty pilot opening, or issues with the thermocouple (a small device that senses the pilot flame and controls the gas valve).
—Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 21 Apr. 2026
What Gemini says, Pisces feels, and what Pisces senses, Gemini tries to rationalize.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Navigating that tension makes a living cell a rudimentary agent — one that senses its own internal state and the environment, and then acts upon that information.
—Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
The Bose PositionIQ technology inside the speaker senses its orientation and adjusts the audio accordingly.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
But the organ that senses those hormones is usually separate from the one that delivers the sperm; in male octopuses, the hectocotylus does both.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
Someone senses something is wrong — unstable snow, deteriorating conditions, a risky route — but speaking up means challenging the plan and slowing everyone down.
—Jane Sadowsky, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
And yet, Rachel senses, something is not right.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
Garvey also stresses the importance of using your senses when evaluating items.
—Jazmine A. Ortiz, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Equipped with Daimon’s visuotactile sensor, the gripper delicately senses contact and precisely controls force to pick up a fragile eggshell.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
Such items can aid mindfulness by engaging the senses to help return to the present moment.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 30 Apr. 2026
While visiting the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge (FWNC&R), your senses will be engaged with the wildlife.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026
However, Sarwer noted that physiological senses like taste can vary a lot from person to person at baseline.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Apr. 2026
Ben comes to his senses and makes the cake Joanna requested, which gives him double the work for no apparent reason.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2026
Create a front yard that invigorates all the senses by adding a soothing water feature.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026
After four years Dan’s ghost partially recovers his senses.
—Urnesha Bhattacherjee, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
The team also found genetic differences between cancers that were able to spread in the heart and those that were not, and identified a protein that senses mechanical forces and reduces the activity of genes linked to proliferation in cancer cells.
—Anil Oza, STAT, 23 Apr. 2026
This can happen due to a draft, a dirty pilot opening, or issues with the thermocouple (a small device that senses the pilot flame and controls the gas valve).
—Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 21 Apr. 2026
What Gemini says, Pisces feels, and what Pisces senses, Gemini tries to rationalize.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Navigating that tension makes a living cell a rudimentary agent — one that senses its own internal state and the environment, and then acts upon that information.
—Amanda Gefter, Quanta Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
The Bose PositionIQ technology inside the speaker senses its orientation and adjusts the audio accordingly.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
But the organ that senses those hormones is usually separate from the one that delivers the sperm; in male octopuses, the hectocotylus does both.
—Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
Someone senses something is wrong — unstable snow, deteriorating conditions, a risky route — but speaking up means challenging the plan and slowing everyone down.
—Jane Sadowsky, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
And yet, Rachel senses, something is not right.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for senses
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The Moon moves through your 1st House of Identity, bringing focus to your feelings and responses.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Violence can come from feelings of powerlessness and desperation.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Confusion and multiple meanings In a 2020 study, Barnett and his colleague Zoe Doubleday analyzed 24 million scientific article titles and 18 million abstracts published between 1950 and 2019, tracking trends in acronym use.—
Clarissa Brincat,
Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
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But according to Wikipedia, which naturally has an entry about the term, two further meanings do exist.—
Nate Anderson,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This entire episode just smells rotten.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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Our Stainless Steel Step Garbage Bin stays so much cleaner than a regular garbage bin; the stainless steel lid locks odors inside, so your trash never smells.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Trump also said that no one knows the status of talks with Iran aside from himself and a handful of others, suggesting that negotiations are advancing despite the public appearance of a standstill.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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Spain is an attractive place to film and Ariza knows what this means.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Spring delivers all the fresh-air feels.—
Judith Garrison,
AJC.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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And unlike the Apollo days, Americans now have social media to express all the feels, create memes and share powerful quotes from the astronauts in real time.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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It’s also outfitted with three interior compartments to keep your wallet, phone, keys, and other contents organized on the go.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
26 Apr. 2026
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To push back on its contents, Stewart recorded an interview with House on Thursday, April 16.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Set in 1645, the story sees a privileged young bride (Thatcher) accused of witchcraft on her wedding day and pursued by a ruthless witch hunter (Alwyn).—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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Hitting theaters nearly 20 years after the first movie’s premiere, The Devil Wears Prada sequel sees original cast members Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci reprising their roles in the cult favorite film.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Mayor Mamdani understands the deadly seriousness of the task ahead.—
Jonathan Lippman,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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The film fully understands what genre fans come to the platform for — strong scares, spooky atmosphere and a wild ride.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Senses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/senses. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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