profound insight

collocation in English

meaningsofprofoundandinsight

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profound
adjective
uk
/prəˈfaʊnd/us
/prəˈfaʊnd/
felt or experienced very strongly or in an ...
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insight
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɪn.saɪt/us
/ˈɪn.saɪt/
(the ability to have) a clear, deep, and sometimes sudden understanding of a complicated problem ...
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(Definition ofprofoundandinsightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprofound insight

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I think its analysis of the situation, and the conclusions drawn from that analysis, have been worked out withprofoundinsightand devastating logical clarity.
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There was no distilled wisdom, noprofoundinsight, no fresh interpretation and no exciting vision.
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During this time of intense spiritual communication a person can receiveprofoundinsightinto themselves and the world.
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However, all have been united in praising his legendary pianistic qualities, his extraordinary virtuosity and bravura as well as hisprofoundinsightand musicality.
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But it also providesprofoundinsightinto a disorderautismthat leaves those who have it struggling to perceive even the most basic of human emotions.
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However, it is this higher line of development that explains the birthday cake example withprofoundinsight.
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This simple statement was aprofoundinsightinto the method and meaning of photography.
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Lewis systematically explores these practices, providing profound insights into what must be an extraordinary task: treating the all too familiar classroom setting as a "strange" place.
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This provided profound insights into the field of critical phenomena and phase transitions in statistical physics enabling exact calculations.
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Many profound insights into vortex dynamics were generated during the pursuit of this theory.
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He combined a complete clarity and precision with depth and profound insights.
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