foreknowledge

as in foresight
the special ability to see or know about events before they actually occur a suspenseful story about a man who has a frightening foreknowledge of disasters

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Recent Examples of foreknowledge The chat reportedly included discussions that could indicate ideological motivations, and possibly even encouragement or foreknowledge of the attack. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025 What was the level of foreknowledge about this attack? Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
  • Companies that employ geopolitical foresight will be better equipped to navigate disruption and unlock growth opportunities.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
  • This moment calls for creative policy solutions that treat income loss not as an inevitability, but as a challenge that can be met with fairness and foresight.
    Erin Hogeboom, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That may well be called prescience, but without more dramatic ballast, whether or not Family’s rage was ahead of its time becomes a less compelling question.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
  • But successfully navigating a shifting landscape requires extraordinary dexterity, prescience and skill.
    Liane Jackson, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Threshold moments invite divination, making the equinox the perfect night to host a tarot or oracle gathering.
    Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Indeed, Absolutely was a project of divination, of spiritual conjuring.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2025

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“Foreknowledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreknowledge. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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