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
Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
Here’s a list of the elements a property must have to become Certified Wildlife Habitat:
A minimum of three types of food, including native plants, berries or seeds, pollen, a bird feeder, foliage or twigs.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 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
On is continuing its creative partnership with FKA twigs with the launch of their Spring 2025 Training collection entitled The Body Is Art, Part II.
—Essence, 10 Jan. 2025
Here’s a list of the elements a property must have to become Certified Wildlife Habitat:
A minimum of three types of food, including native plants, berries or seeds, pollen, a bird feeder, foliage or twigs.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for twig
Verb
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What feels new is the expectation, on the part of both makers and audiences, that there is such a thing as knowing definitively what a work of art means or stands for, aesthetically and politically.—
Namwali Serpell,
The New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2025
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By 1988, the group, known for its new jack swing style, released its debut album, Who?.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Discard skin and bones from chicken, herb sprigs, and cooked vegetables, reserving broth in Dutch oven.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2025
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Here’s one of the easiest ways to entertain: broil or grill a large salmon fillet, then adorn it with lemon wedges and rosemary sprigs.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
The Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2025
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Clearly, that's a reality which Moscow and Beijing have already grasped.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Human marketers can empathize with audiences, grasping their pain points and aspirations to create messages that evoke trust, joy, or urgency.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The real stories of the game and its people from someone who lives it and understands it better than any member of the media who has never played the game ever could.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Plus, the startup is also building out its use of AI to understand complex datasets and more.—
Zoya Hasan,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Austria saw some success with this rule, but Australia did not.—
Aldo Flores-Quiroga,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The trailer above, which dropped on Wednesday, introduces you to the new couples fighting to see if their love can withstand temptation and drama, but there’s a catch.—
Gabriela Silva,
TVLine,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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His annual press conference, to be held later in the week, will be closely watched to decipher China’s stance on U.S.-China relations under Trump.—
TIME,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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Scientists had long thought that deciphering those qualities — collectively known as prosody — happened in the superior temporal gyrus, an area of the brain associated with speech perception.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
3 Mar. 2025
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Virgo Since the planet of communication is giving you a chance to see matters differently, read between the lines to comprehend people’s motives.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
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Customers typically seek support when frustrated, angry or confused—emotions that chatbots cannot comprehend or address with empathy.—
Danny Asnani,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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This aid was approved by Congress on a bipartisan basis—Republicans and Democrats alike recognized that standing with Ukraine is standing for democracy and against Putin's aggression...—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Protecting yourself from future fakers also starts with recognizing red flags early on.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Twig.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twig. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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