foreseeable

adjective

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as in inevitable

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Recent Examples of foreseeable Game 5 of the World Series could very well be the last baseball game for the foreseeable future. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 They had been programmed to last four years, but a grave malfunction in the electrical system—Barcelona’s Great Blackout—set them loose into life with no foreseeable end. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026 So training budgets may fall, but inference budgets will be robust for the foreseeable future. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2026 Both teams are in the Pac-12 now and will presumably play every season for the foreseeable future, setting up a chance for a rivalry to grow between two schools less than 300 miles apart. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 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
Adjective
  • Good design moments are inevitable when a fashion designer and architect team up.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Legal experts believe the end of the death penalty is likely inevitable in California, with or without Newsom’s involvement.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 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
  • Easy to place, easy to turn, stable over broken surfaces and remarkably predictable.
    — Kevin Fanady, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Strategies built around predictable funnels, easily tracked interactions and a single view of the customer may leave important parts of the decision-making process out of view.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of predictable
Adjective
  • Between expected double-digit health insurance premium hikes and increases in electricity and heating costs, family budgets are strapped.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Mergers often reduce competition, resulting in higher fares and less reliable service, while the challenges of combining complex operations can erase expected savings.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of expected
Adjective
  • Ellis lives on a fixed income, and her rent is just over $1,600 a month.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Its four fixed radar arrays are designed to improve the ship’s ability to detect and track aircraft, cruise missiles, and ballistic missile threats.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of fixed
Adjective
  • The format allows for spontaneous collaborations, with musicians building on one another’s ideas rather than following a predetermined concert program.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026
  • But Coker said school board members should be able to explore ideas, ask difficult questions, and evaluate options without every preliminary discussion being characterized as a predetermined course of action.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026
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“Foreseeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreseeable. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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