as in cautious
having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future
farsighted conservationists long ago realized that wilderness areas of breathtaking beauty needed to be protected from future development
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Recent Examples of farsighted
No matter what compromises Lucas and our farsighted mayor at the time, Rahm Emanuel, offered, there was no compromise from this group.
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Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Eastwood’s farsighted plan also involved advancing his acting career.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 July 2025
The most farsighted companies understand that downturns are not permanent.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Eto’s lofty position in the Chicago underworld was unusual for an outsider, but the syndicate had always been more farsighted than other crime families in promoting gangsters of other ethnicities.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 12 May 2023
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Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Eastwood’s farsighted plan also involved advancing his acting career.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 23 July 2025
The most farsighted companies understand that downturns are not permanent.
—Rhea Wessel, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Eto’s lofty position in the Chicago underworld was unusual for an outsider, but the syndicate had always been more farsighted than other crime families in promoting gangsters of other ethnicities.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 12 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for farsighted
Adjective
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The measure passed Wednesday stops short of a categorical ban that some have sought, but was still met with cautious optimism by traffic safety reformers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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The defense, which only improved post-Olympics after Paul Coffey returned behind the bench, collapsed in front of an incredibly cautious goaltending tandem.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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The move, Lindon said, is careful.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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However, the Vaile Victorian Society, the volunteer group that maintains the house and runs tours, worries that once the house ceases to become a public property, the careful preservation work, which the aged property relies on, will be impossible to maintain.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Bonus points for prescient insights into the dark side of obsessive super-fandom.—
Laura Zigman,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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The fact that that car was briefly the most expensive example of the car, even if only for a week, suggests this was a prescient move.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Melissa Schultz, a bridge architectural specialist at MnDOT, said the data collection requirement of the bill will help MnDOT be proactive when building bridges in the future.—
Maddie Mullikin,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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Oakland Interim Police Chief James Beere defended the department's proactive enforcement efforts despite the recent violence against officers.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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He was lured back to the Braves as general manager by Turner, their outrageous owner and visionary media mogul, in 1986.—
Charles Odum,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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Co-produced by visionary Spanish helmer El Guincho (of Rosalía and FKA Twigs fame) TURR4ZO is darkly hued and cinematic, infused by dozens of brilliant samples that pay tribute to the richness of Argentina’s music culture.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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However, Marlowe wrote in an email to the Tribune, the allocations demonstrate a reactive budgeting approach, rather than one that is more forward-looking.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Old Dominion should also give positive forward-looking commentary and the trucker has operational leverage, the investment bank said.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Farsighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farsighted. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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