as in anticipated
to realize or know about beforehand
a freak accident that no one could possibly have foreseen
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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.
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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
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
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Through their actions, humanity’s relationship to day and night was reinvented – often in ways that Edison never could have anticipated.—
Ernest Freeberg,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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His instincts anticipated the figurative starter’s pistol.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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With this year's costumes trend predicted to be pop culture-heavy, obvious duo costumes, like Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, come to mind.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Heading into the seven-game series opener, Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon predicted the Aces’ bench could be a potential separator between the opponents.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Foresaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foresaw. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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