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as in sensitive
able to sense slight impressions or differences
due to their ability to rotate their ears, cats are very perceptive when it comes to pinpointing the source of a sound
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as in wise
having or showing deep understanding and intelligent application of knowledge
a perceptive therapist was able to discover what was really troubling the youth
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Recent Examples of perceptive
But the two portraits are complementary nonetheless, each perceptive about the balance women are expected to find between emotional honesty and smiling reserve.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
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The moon in Cancer is a perceptive and doting lunar placement on a good day.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
For high-achieving professionals, especially those who are naturally more sensitive and perceptive, emotional investment in work can be both a blessing and a curse.
—Melody Wilding, Contributor, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Get past the contrivances, and the comedy has some perceptive observations about the way grief and secrets can color a relationship, plus some very trenchant commentary about the sorry state of the Los Angeles real estate market.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
These 4 Zodiac Signs Will Be in Their Villain Era This October
The Moon Is in Tender Cancer
The moon in Cancer is a perceptive and doting lunar placement on a good day.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
For high-achieving professionals, especially those who are naturally more sensitive and perceptive, emotional investment in work can be both a blessing and a curse.
—Melody Wilding, Contributor, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Get past the contrivances, and the comedy has some perceptive observations about the way grief and secrets can color a relationship, plus some very trenchant commentary about the sorry state of the Los Angeles real estate market.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perceptive
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State of play: Immigration officials can raid churches and schools to arrest undocumented immigrants after the Trump administration scrapped a policy that protected sensitive spaces, Axios' April Rubin writes.—
Alex Golden,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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The suit filed Tuesday is the second from a religious group to challenge the Trump administration's lifting of the sensitive locations policy.—
Sarah Ventre,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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Leave it to a wise little girl to remind us that there are in fact, more important, things in winning—a loving family, for instance.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
10 Feb. 2025
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Sean also leaned on other gurus in wellness, like Deepak Chopra, Jay Shetty and even unexpected ones like Jay-Z. Additional support came from wise elders in his family, like his mom, in creating this interactive guidebook.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
10 Feb. 2025
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But the web giant — always keen to serve up what its customers are looking for — has not given up on the high end.—
Evan Clark,
WWD,
16 Feb. 2025
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Hammer seems keen on taking control of his own narrative.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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To be prudent, the organization is making small changes like limiting travel, and only stocking up on supplies for short term needs.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025
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The prudent move for both parties would be another restructure that would free up some cap space.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2025
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Redditors were quick to come to the OP’s defense, with most commenters agreeing that free pizza is everybody’s pizza.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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But Garcia warned that people can sometimes be too quick to reject potential partners based on superficial qualities if people don't live up to their fantasies.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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This insightful cross-cultural examination definitely passes with flying colors.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Could anything new or insightful emerge from that process, given the swirl of media coverage that always surrounds the pop star?—
Katie Kilkenny,
The Hollywood Reporter,
31 Jan. 2025
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Beyond the enormous needs of the skyrocketing number of war wounded, hundreds of thousands of people with acute and chronic illnesses were left with limited or no access to medicine and treatment.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC News,
2 Feb. 2025
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The threat of Russian drones is so acute, artillery units can be reached when the sun tips into the horizon, and the light is vanishing.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
2 Feb. 2025
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