as in cautious
having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future
was forehanded enough to stock up on batteries for winter storms
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Adjective
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During the preview, a mischievous group of young diplodocus splash in the water around a pair of kayaking guests, while other juveniles like the triceratops are more cautious in nature, choosing to stick close to their parents.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025 -
The Dodgers are being cautious.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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These treatments require careful and ongoing monitoring.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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No matter what compromises Lucas and our farsighted mayor at the time, Rahm Emanuel, offered, there was no compromise from this group.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Eastwood’s farsighted plan also involved advancing his acting career.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 July 2025
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My brother-in-law was not what one calls a provident father.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2024
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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
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Since the start of Breast Cancer Awareness initiatives in 1985, over 517,000 lives have been saved from better treatment and proactive screening, according to the American Cancer Society.—
Dr. Noor Shaik,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The current set of players United have at the back simply don’t look comfortable with this brand of proactive, front-footed defending, where mistiming even slightly can cause the structure to collapse.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The result makes clear just how prescient the writer was about an emerging political climate.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
20 Sep. 2025
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In the wake of the Kimmel news, Vance’s seemingly prescient resignation monologue has been recirculating on social media platforms this week.—
Megan Thomas,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Forehanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forehanded. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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