as in feel
a feeling that something bad will happen
she had a premonition that her cat would somehow get hurt that day
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Recent Examples of premonition
The boy tries to warn his family about his nocturnal premonitions, but when nobody takes him seriously, the boy must face the beast on his own.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
Ellen has been suffering from demonic premonitions since childhood and believes there is a gruesome fate awaiting her betrothed.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Before the game, Selton Miguel and his teammates seemingly had a premonition about their impending success.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
When the casting director showed her Consuelos' picture, Ripa had a premonition.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
Ellen has been suffering from demonic premonitions since childhood and believes there is a gruesome fate awaiting her betrothed.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Before the game, Selton Miguel and his teammates seemingly had a premonition about their impending success.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 Dec. 2024
When the casting director showed her Consuelos' picture, Ripa had a premonition.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premonition
Noun
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All these sensory details are Volvo's expertise, giving its vehicles a premium feel.—
Emily Forlini,
PCMAG,
5 Mar. 2025
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From bulbous shoes with upturned vamps to pleated pants puffed away from the body, the collection’s doll-like garments took on a larger-than-life feel.—
Elizabeth Grace Coyne,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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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.—
Willing Davidson,
The New Yorker,
21 July 2024
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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
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According to polling by the Bipartisan Policy Center, nearly one in four mothers have considered leaving their jobs due to a lack of accommodations or fear of discrimination during pregnancy.—
G Kirilloff,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Had fear of exposure or rejection kept you from fully stepping into leadership or creative risk?—
Colin Bedell,
Them,
28 Feb. 2025
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Its reappearance on the American scene in the twenty-first century should be taken as a foreboding.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
4 Feb. 2025
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The movie’s very first shot, beautiful yet full of foreboding, finds her swimming in the Atlantic, her peace momentarily disturbed by the roar of a military helicopter overhead.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2025
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The suspicion main producer Kim refers to is that, akin to those faced by the Love Island and Too Hot to Handle producers, audiences are starting to think some people are going on the show just to become famous.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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On the dark side, Mercury in Scorpio often leads to suspicion or paranoia.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Trade tensions and signs of slowing growth have led to worries that a recession could be looming.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN,
9 Mar. 2025
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Those worries were only amplified by his State of the Union speech.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
8 Mar. 2025
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In politics, there are liars and better liars How the Biden administration helped avoid a coup in Guatemala China’s meddling in Taiwan election presages year of misinformation threats Need help keeping up with this tumultuous election?—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
12 Jan. 2024
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The New Moon in Virgo, which occurs shortly after Mercury turns direct, presages really big beginnings throughout the zodiac.—
Jennifer Culp,
Them,
16 Aug. 2024
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“Premonition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premonition. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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