foreknown

verb

past participle of foreknow
as in anticipated
to realize or know about beforehand what couple can possibly foreknow the trials and tribulations that marriage will bring?

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  1. anticipated
  2. foreseen
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  • The Athletic reported at the time that it was anticipated a number of top clubs across Europe would be interested in a summer move for the defender.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • His return is anticipated around Week 7, as the team prioritizes his long-term health for a championship run.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of anticipated
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  • But although few, then, could possibly have foreseen the cataclysm of the twentieth-century wars, the hatred was already there in the anti-semitism of old France, in the divisions over Dreyfus.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • On this occasion, here came a controversy few could have foreseen.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of foreseen
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