foresaw

past tense of foresee

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of foresaw As for the rest of our readers’ predictions, 20% foresaw the grand prize going to freestyler Chris Turner, while 14% threw their support behind Jourdan Blue‘s velvety voice and even velvetier hair. Andy Swift, TVLine, 24 Sep. 2025 Our own Founding Fathers foresaw this danger. Carolyn McKinney, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025 Nobody outside of the player’s inner circle foresaw this outcome. Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foresaw
Verb
  • Soundside flooding with minor impacts are anticipated later today through at least Wednesday.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
  • But this line of research, too, has turned out to be far less revelatory than anticipated.
    Eric Turkheimer, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These future tests could help uncover space-time fluctuations predicted by some quantum gravity models and shed light on the interplay between dark matter, vacuum energy, and gravitational fields.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The results indicate that global trade with Africa has been more resilient than economists had predicted following the imposition of US tariffs, with the continent’s largest international exporter — South Africa — still facing 30% tariffs on exports to the US.
    Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Foresaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foresaw. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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