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
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.
—Allen C. Guelzo, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022
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
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But that cautious optimism among exiles is tempered by concern they could be cut out.—
Joshua Goodman,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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The key takeaway is that consumers are cautious, and the execution of early applications of AI in fashion is what’s holding them back right now.—
Amy O’Brien,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Detecting such tiny numbers of atoms takes time, and the setup requires careful calibration and advanced equipment.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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These word assemblages could then be linked to one another or branch off in entirely new directions—a farsighted idea for the time.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
12 Dec. 2025
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Avoiding these dangers and reducing the U.S. economy’s exposure to risk requires a careful, farsighted strategy that recognizes the reality of the United States’ place in today’s world.—
Don Graves,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Now, the wait is on to see if such hopes were prescient or just wishful thinking.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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These warnings were prescient, as the ensuing decades of the Cold War repeatedly brought the world to the brink of annihilation.—
Daniel Holz,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Nov. 2025
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My brother-in-law was not what one calls a provident father.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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The tests allow the patient to get a baseline of their current condition and give the ability for people to be proactive with their heart health instead of reactive.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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With wildfire risk now a year-round reality in Southern California, Cox takes a proactive approach to preparedness.—
Cox Communications,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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As the visionary figure, Bambaataa brought the sampling ethos to the music as well as an Afrocentric philosophy, a way of living unbounded by the earthly confines of whatever America had been or would become.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Her reign was bold, visionary—and nearly erased from history.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Farseeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farseeing. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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