percipient

Definition of percipientnext

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Recent Examples of percipient Well-known to followers of the blogosphere and seekers of intelligent, percipient commentary on public policy, Kevin Drum passed away Friday after a long battle with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for percipient
Adjective
  • The Irkutsk region, home to a Rosneft oil refinery, has experienced acute shortages for several days, with lines growing, Kharitonenko said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • Extensive evidence suggests that treating acute psychiatric conditions in an ED setting yields poor clinical outcomes.
    Ian West, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Adjective
  • The wellness experts have been enticed from big hitting destination spas such as Chiva Som in Thailand and Vana in India, and are perceptive and highly experienced, although communications between departments could be better.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026
  • Your perceptive nature senses a family need, household issue, or emotional loose end that should be handled before bigger plans move forward.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
Adjective
  • Besides the aforementioned picks, Hartmann has answered the requests of its most discerning customers by rolling out — quite literally — the bestselling Reserve Carry-On, now complementing the new Reserve Carryall Tote and Reserve Waist Bag.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 12 June 2026
  • For the most discerning mixologist, only pure, flavorless, slow-melting ice will do.
    Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Adjective
  • The simplification of this rallying cry points to the exhibition’s sagacious curatorial focus.
    Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Harper’s has been a sagacious and elegant presence in all this for a very long time, since there were giants on the earth, Frederick Douglass and Herman Melville.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • After reducing engineering staff and relying more heavily on AI for portions of its design and development work, Ford found that the technology could not consistently match the expertise of experienced engineers.
    Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Adoptive parents can be single, married, or partnered; experienced or not; renters or homeowners; LGBTQ+ singles and couples.
    MARE Staff, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026
Adjective
  • Her perspective pushed his team to review their risk management, not because anything was broken, but because Louise's sharp, insightful questions brought a new perspective.
    Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Unfortunately, the juggling of storylines ends up being more schematic than insightful.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Adjective
  • Instead, this trickster figure proffers the idea that Shakespeare was too perspicacious to be just some white guy.
    Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Jan. 2026
  • If a new Bridgerton-sibling romance each season is the series’ gimmick, then Penelope has proven to be its soul—a vividly realistic protagonist whose perspicacious alter ego tethered each fairytale courtship to earth.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 14 June 2024
Adjective
  • Kitchen colors can be a playground to explore color, from sage green cabinets to tuxedo palettes.
    Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 24 May 2026

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“Percipient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percipient. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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