Thesaurus results for PREVISION

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verb

Definition of prevision

as in to anticipate

to realize or know about beforehand he claimed to have previsioned the crash of the stock market

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Recent Examples of prevision

Noun

And Argon Mechatronics is producing robots which have the ability to manufacture with great prevision. — Amir Husain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Evaluations include frontal crash tests, side crash tests, headlight evaluations, and crash prevision tests. — Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024 The original version of the bill would have imposed additional restrictions on eligibility for absentee voting but those previsions were removed. — Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2023 Another controversial prevision among those on Capitol Hill is a phone records program that grants the government the ability to request metadata such as the dates and senders of cellular communications — but not the content of those messages. — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2020 The discovery confirmed a century-old prediction made by Albert Einstein, the last major prevision of his theory of general relativity that had remained unverified. — Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2017

Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevision

Verb

Eventually, an edict from the top came that existing attorneys should not anticipate additions to the court teams, according to one source.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
That signal can be aggregated, correlated, and exploited by hostile foreign intelligence services to anticipate our movements, targets, and timing.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of anticipate

Noun

The model uses a World Reasoning Action Model (WRAM) architecture that connects reasoning, prediction and physical action, allowing robots to interpret instructions, anticipate outcomes and translate decisions into movements.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Forecasters caution, however, that these predictions are just that, predictions.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of prediction

Verb

The framers did not foresee the manipulation of maps to intentionally split Americans and their representatives into two disparate political identities.

— Dan Lipinski, Baltimore Sun, 27 Oct. 2026
However, Lovins and his contemporaries failed to foresee the drilling advances that have kept oil and gas dominant.

— Daniel Cohan, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of foresee

Noun

Normally, these sorts of acrobatics early on are a bad omen for the season, but Robyn, Tia, and Stacey are clearly willing to cut through the hemming and hawing and force the group to address conflicts head-on.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
While black cats tend to be associated with bad luck, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History states that there are folklore where they are considered to be good omens.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of omen

Verb

In Istanbul, grounds brewed in long copper cezves are read to you, like a fortune divined in a cup.

— Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
This law opens our eyes to divine Science, the truth of God’s infinite goodness, the reality of which outlaws all that isn’t good.

— Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026

Definition of divine

Noun

Satellites support communication networks, provide navigation signals and deliver information used for weather forecasting.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Fortran also remains important in scientific computing, including weather forecasting and nuclear reactor safety analysis.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of forecasting

Noun

Eager to interpret the gods’ will—surely, stones that trailed light must hold sacred portent—the Romans consulted the Sibylline Books.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
Grâce à la merveilleuse découverte de la Science Chrétienne, nos prières pour le monde sont efficaces et portent leurs fruits.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Sep. 2026

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