as in to anticipate
to realize or know about beforehand
what couple can possibly foreknow the trials and tribulations that marriage will bring?
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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 foreknow
Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The younger daughter had arrived with foreknowledge of the role her older sister had already claimed.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Days later, Carlson began releasing The 9/11 Files, a five-part video series that suggests Israel had foreknowledge of the al-Qaeda attacks but withheld the information from the United States.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
But even with that foreknowledge, the moment hits us like a truck full of dynamite, aided immensely by Thurman’s explosive shock at the sight of her daughter.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
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
Noun
That is one future no amount of foreknowledge or planning can avoid.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
The younger daughter had arrived with foreknowledge of the role her older sister had already claimed.
—Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Days later, Carlson began releasing The 9/11 Files, a five-part video series that suggests Israel had foreknowledge of the al-Qaeda attacks but withheld the information from the United States.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
But even with that foreknowledge, the moment hits us like a truck full of dynamite, aided immensely by Thurman’s explosive shock at the sight of her daughter.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreknow
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But, by 2030, AI’s intelligence per watt (to reference a new metric recently introduced by Chris Re and colleagues at Stanford) will be dramatically higher, to a degree that few today are anticipating or have yet internalized.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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And traders have consistently anticipated key economic data points, like the rate of US inflation and interest rate decisions from the Federal Reserve.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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Originally foreseen as the second Air Jordan of Michael’s post-player era, the Air Jordan 16 was designed by Wilson Smith III after Tinker Hatfield relinquished the reins.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
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As part of that, Warsh said the Fed could make changes to its usual release of projections every three months showing where Fed officials foresee interest rates, the economy and inflation heading.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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To be clear, many predicted the team to have a solid showing, with several calling on them to make it out of the group stage.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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Which top college and international prospects do pundits predict the Mavs will target with the ninth pick?—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
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“Foreknow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreknow. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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