foreseeable

adjective

Definition of foreseeablenext
as in inevitable

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Recent Examples of foreseeable The following year, the Sopranos star unexpectedly died at the age of 51 and the show was put on hiatus for the foreseeable future. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 July 2026 Las Vegas residents will not run out of water any time in the foreseeable future. — Carly Sauvageau, USA Today, 28 July 2026 Experts debated the creation of a new discipline, cyber safety engineering, to proactively manage these foreseeable hazards. — Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Temperatures will remain hotter than normal in Southern California for the foreseeable future, with dangerously hot weather expected by next weekend, forecasters said on Monday. — City News Service, Daily News, 27 July 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
  • That hour made clear that isolation is not an inevitable side effect of hospitalization, but rather a consequence of a care delivery structure that can, and should, change.
    — Anna Tsioulias, STAT, 29 July 2026
  • In the fickle economy of online fame, the Tates’ total saturation had an inevitable sell-by date.
    — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 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
  • Superfast, maneuverable vehicles like Talon-A are tougher to track and intercept than ballistic missiles, which follow predictable trajectories despite moving fast.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • What’s more, transporting it from mines or storage sites to drilling locations involves thousands of repetitive truck journeys, often on remote, dusty and relatively predictable routes.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of predictable
Adjective
  • The expected rollout comes amid new attention on federal oversight of autonomous vehicles and how first responders navigate around them during emergencies.
    — Steve Large, CBS News, 29 July 2026
  • Time and Water, from National Geographic Documentary Films, is an expected Oscar contender this year.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 July 2026
Definition of expected
Adjective
  • It is earned in increments, and a fixed level of autonomy ignores that completely.
    — Ravi Palwe, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • On the first Thursday over 100,000 fans visited a complex which has around half that many fixed seats.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of fixed
Adjective
  • Nakogee recalls cutting predetermined lengths of cable, then repackaging it onto spools to load onto cargo aircraft.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026
  • Chiuri made materials, rather than a predetermined silhouette, the starting point of her first Fendi couture collection.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 July 2026
Definition of predetermined

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