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foreseeable

adjective

Definition of foreseeablenext
as in inevitable

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Recent Examples of foreseeable Additionally, the company already has Comedy Central’s biggest program, South Park, locked into a Paramount+ streaming deal for the foreseeable future and just folded BET+ into Paramount+. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026 Earlier this week, CBS News Detroit spoke with auto industry analyst and Car Collective Publisher Paul Eisenstein, who said drivers may need to brace for elevated prices for the foreseeable future. — Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 These are the players at the USMNT’s disposal for the foreseeable future — and their ages on June 1, 2030. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 That architecture assumes a research setting in which the participant is the vulnerable party, the risks are foreseeable and the researcher is safe. — Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for foreseeable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreseeable
  1. inevitable
  2. foreseen
  3. predictable
  4. expected
  5. fixed
  6. predetermined
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  • With all that said, there are still a lot of pleasures in this production that remain failsafe, even after the ride toward a way-too-inevitable outcome is firmly on its tracks.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Too many executives have been able to disregard the recommendations of their sustainability colleagues, finding ways of delaying difficult but inevitable decisions and avoiding short-term pain at the cost of longer-term gain.
    — Johannes Teyssen, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of inevitable
Adjective
  • When really, this was the foreseeable and foreseen outcome of putting an AI in place of the human being who is already not there to do a good job.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
  • To help steer you clear of any paint color problems (whether foreseen or unforeseen), designers share the top paint color pitfalls.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of foreseen
Adjective
  • Students need predictable handling, while operators need high availability and manageable maintenance costs.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The Hallmark situations can be predictable, comfortable and wholesome, which can come off as absurd for a film plotline.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of predictable
Adjective
  • But perhaps no one feels its expected passage in the Senate as acutely, or as personally, as Peter Mills.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The indie studio defied convention by taking the project out in August, usually considered a dead period with many executives on vacation as the TV business takes a breather before an expected post-Labor Day influx of pitches.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of expected
Adjective
  • However, the Golden State might be a difficult place for retirees focused on affordability to stretch a fixed income.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
  • What Your Portfolio Is Telling You One of the biggest mistakes retirees can make is treating spending as a fixed number regardless of market conditions.
    — Robert Cannon, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of fixed
Adjective
  • Within predetermined restrictions, the system transfers money on your behalf rather than requiring you to open a banking app when a bill is due.
    — Antoine Sallis, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The slow-moving enemies typically follow predetermined paths, which means most encounters are a game of patience.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of predetermined

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“Foreseeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreseeable. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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