forehandedness

noun

Definition of forehandednessnext
as in street smarts

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  1. foresightedness
  2. gray matter
  3. farsightedness
  4. foresight
  5. judgment
  6. common sense
  7. horse sense
Noun
  • All that’s been missing, in the president’s view, is a Fed chair with Greenspan’s foresightedness.
    — Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
  • All that's been missing, in the president’s view, is a Fed chair with Greenspan’s foresightedness.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Definition of foresightedness
Noun
  • Studies have shown greater gray matter density or stronger white matter integrity in bilingual people, compared with people who speak one language.
    — Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Unlike during puberty and pregnancy, the menopausal transition—the moment the body is going through menopause—doesn’t appear linked to an overall decrease in cortical gray matter volume.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of gray matter
Noun
  • Before middle age, the two main vision disorders are myopia and hyperopia, or nearsightedness and farsightedness.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Given that Morocco tends to present itself as being ahead of other countries in the region, a lack of farsightedness over such a basic issue is highly unusual.
    — Simon Hughes, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Definition of farsightedness
Noun
  • His foresight was impeccable; back then Canggu was hardly on anyone’s radar.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Strategic Foresight One skill professionals often bring from the for-profit world is strategic foresight.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of foresight
Noun
  • But human judgment will always matter in distinguishing good from bad writing.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Data is informing decisions, but shouldn’t replace creative judgment.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of judgment
Noun
  • But for Julio César Beltré, the legislative deputy who proposed the bill, the measure is common sense.
    — Kendall Medford, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026
  • One of the few sane parts of the internet that shows there is still some common sense in the USA.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of common sense
Noun
  • Anheuser-Busch will have to see how viewers react to its latest ad to determine if consumers think the Clydesdales still present good horse sense or represent a horse of a different color.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
  • His words of wisdom are tinged with wit and old-fashioned horse sense.
    — Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2024
Definition of horse sense
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“Forehandedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forehandedness. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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