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Recent Examples of farseeing 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. Allen C. Guelzo, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farseeing
Adjective
  • Be cautious using public Wi-Fi Avoid logging into accounts on public Wi-Fi or always use a VPN.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2025
  • Swimmers should be cautious of cold shock in waters below 60 degrees.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • The hamstring injury Mount suffered overextending his leg in the Manchester derby in December kept him out until March, and Amorim was careful to reintroduce him — and praised his diligence in returning to fitness.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 25 July 2025
  • The trailer is careful to showcase the film’s scale – fighter planes soar, speedboats roar, trains careen, and cities flash by in a blur – while keeping plot details tantalizingly out of reach.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 July 2025
Adjective
  • Eastwood’s farsighted plan also involved advancing his acting career.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 July 2025
  • Brazil’s post-dictatorship experience also suggests that democratic threats can be effectively managed with farsighted political reforms intended to protect democracy.
    Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • My brother-in-law was not what one calls a provident father.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2024
  • For example, many cities have begun allowing parents to help their children buy an apartment using their housing provident funds, a kind of compulsory saving program in China.
    Jacky Wong, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022
Adjective
  • Everything should be polished, ready, and proactive.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • That’s why Jain suggests applying concepts from family law to AI regulation, shifting the focus from simple disclaimers to more proactive protections that build on the way ChatGPT redirects people in distress to a loved one.
    Parmy Olson, Mercury News, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • Gingell pointed out highlights, including the visionary landscapes of Jack B. Yeats, the poet’s younger brother, and the semiabstract still lifes of William Scott, a favorite of mine.
    Peter Terzian, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2025
  • Like his spiritual forefather Michael Bay, Snyder is a visionary action filmmaker who conceives blockbusters with an utterly original aesthetic and sensibility.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 July 2025

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“Farseeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farseeing. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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