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
Whenever the two former University of South Carolina teammates would chat during Week 5, Dowdle would have a premonition.
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Mike Kaye
october 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2025
Each movie centered on a character who has a premonition of a horrific and deadly event.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Perhaps reluctance founded in a dread premonition?
—Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
The earlier photo feels like a premonition.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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Mike Kaye
october 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2025
Each movie centered on a character who has a premonition of a horrific and deadly event.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Perhaps reluctance founded in a dread premonition?
—Leanna Renee Hieber, Big Think, 2 Oct. 2025
The earlier photo feels like a premonition.
—Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for premonition
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The scent boasts creamy coconut and vanilla notes that give it a beachy feel, while citrus and woody undertones offer a clean, herbal aroma.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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Try them with a cream sweater or crisp white button-down for a clean, elevated vibe, or mix in a lighter brown knit for a tonal-but-not-twinset feel.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 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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The lavishness turns quickly into horror — Godwin gives us buckets of blood unasked for in the original — and then into a presentiment of Lear on the heath.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2020
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The result came after Milei’s party suffered a landslide defeat to the Peronist opposition in a September local vote in the Buenos Aires province, an outcome that sparked a selloff of the peso amid investor fears over the president’s standing with voters.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Harrison expressed deep fears that the White House could take an ax to CPB and public media more broadly.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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Peppering dashes of humor into its brew of foreboding, the movie views the rise of an authoritarian movement through its effect on a family of unbelievers, covering a five-year period that begins in celebration and ends somewhere very different.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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Most tourists come to London for the iconic landmarks and museums, but for those with a penchant for the foreboding, the city’s morbid history sets an especially spooky tone.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
18 Oct. 2025
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The father charged in suspicion of murder in his toddler's 2024 hot car death has taken a plea deal with Pima County prosecutors that includes a higher sentencing than in a previous plea offer.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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The suspicions arose due to high betting activity on the under for prop bets related to Rozier’s points, rebounds, and assists.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Shanahan, the head coach in Washington from 2010 to 2013, once grilled Paulsen on offensive tackle protections out of worry the tight end might have to play emergency tackle in a preseason game.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Those worries resulted in a European bank stock selloff last week, although the sector quickly rebounded.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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The key question investors and the Fed are trying to answer is whether this slight slackening presages a far worse outlook, even a recession, or whether reports of rising uncertainty merely reflect people’s feelings, not economic reality.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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The result is chaos, bewilderment and delay that presages rising consumer prices.—
Peter S. Goodman,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Premonition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/premonition. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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