as in cautious
having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future
a farseeing corn farmer who realized that the future was in ethanol
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Recent Examples of farseeing
More than 10,000 years ago, dogs made a farseeing bet on humans.
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Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
Weather forecasting has gotten steadily more accurate and farseeing over the past few decades, one of the many ways that science saves lives.
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Laura Helmuth,
Scientific American,
1 Sep. 2022
Abraham Lincoln in His Times (2020), for understanding a more farseeing Lincoln than the shriller voices of despair have described.
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Allen C. Guelzo,
National Review,
17 Mar. 2022
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
Weather forecasting has gotten steadily more accurate and farseeing over the past few decades, one of the many ways that science saves lives.
—
Laura Helmuth,
Scientific American,
1 Sep. 2022
Abraham Lincoln in His Times (2020), for understanding a more farseeing Lincoln than the shriller voices of despair have described.
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Allen C. Guelzo,
National Review,
17 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farseeing
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Berkeley adopted a more cautious approach.
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The data also points to a more cautious approach to automation than much of the AI industry’s messaging might suggest.
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Just be careful not to add water, since even tiny amounts can cause melted chocolate to turn into a grainy, clumpy mess.
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Ultimately, the widespread adoption of AI for mental health constitutes a global experiment with both potential benefits and serious downsides that require careful management.
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In another farsighted plot point, Verne has his characters attempt a course-correction burn using firework-like rockets.
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Aging will go much further toward happiness and satisfaction if the more farsighted among them will begin to organize societies for self-help and self-direction, rather than for the promotion of economic experiments of unknown dimensions and unforeseeable consequences.
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Its satirical video, depicting politicians descending into an all-out fistfight, proved especially prescient during the fevered atmosphere of the 2016 election cycle.
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The chess board will look much different Friday, but in the friendly, Alfaro made some mid-game adjustments that could become prescient when the two sides meet again.
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The ordinance also recognizes domestic workers as formal workers and extends protections to employees of non-profit organizations, including eligibility for provident fund and pension schemes.
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My brother-in-law was not what one calls a provident father.
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That proactive posture is worth a fortune.
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These align directly with consumers’ wish lists, which are led by live tracking and 24/7 proactive delay notifications.
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While many organizations traditionally relied on cloud providers, rising costs and the need for greater control are prompting some visionary healthcare leaders to develop sovereign, on-premise compute infrastructure.
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Elon Musk, the world’s preeminent innovator and visionary, becomes the world’s first trillionaire — and the political Left seethes.
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“Farseeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farseeing. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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