foreseeable

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Recent Examples of foreseeable Pointing to the often unseemly condition of nearby vacant lots, some residents have expressed concern that if the property owner simply sits on the lot without selling it after demolition, the site would remain a dirt lot for the foreseeable future. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025 There will be a sea of blue jackets in downtown Indianapolis every fall for the foreseeable future. Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 28 Oct. 2025 Foles would vie for the starting job and the team would later draft Jalen Hurts, who would later take over for the foreseeable future. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025 Harry Potter will continue to be a reliable Halloween costume for the foreseeable future, and Joe Keery's interpretation is wonderfully simple. Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for foreseeable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreseeable
Adjective
  • The fall of Pokrovsk – the strategic value of which has already been greatly diminished, but which would nevertheless represent the biggest win for Moscow since 2023 – now seems almost inevitable, according to those on the ground.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
  • This character of aberrance is what makes accidental surfing deaths seem inevitable—or, rather, inexorable, built into the subway’s force.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Like machines, most companies are designed to create efficient, predictable outcomes; minimize risk; and eliminate variation.
    Jana Werner, Harvard Business Review, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Voclosporin is chemically similar to cyclosporine but has been modified to exhibit more predictable pharmacokinetics, resulting in steadier blood levels and fewer dose adjustments.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • His expected preliminary hearing, in which the defense would challenge the evidence used to arrest him and cross-examine the state's witnesses, has been postponed until January at the earliest.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • An expected dip in mortgage rates isn't likely enough to help house hunters much, analysts said.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • And if no bus runs to your destination, there might be a dolmuş, a yellow van that runs on a fixed route, but stops whenever a passenger requests it and leaves whenever the van is full.
    Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
  • There’s no fixed size for small business security, but a common range is 20 to 25 devices.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Everyone knows where the story is going, and whatever growth takes place along the way needs to reach the predetermined maturity of what’s already known.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Once all spots are sold, the breaker opens the box live online, revealing which cards go to which participant based on the predetermined assignments.
    Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Foreseeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreseeable. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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