foreseeable

adjective

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as in inevitable

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Recent Examples of foreseeable Georgia football coordinators Mike Bobo and Glenn Schumann will be with the program for the foreseeable future. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 9 July 2026 This development means Californians will be able to check out a state parks pass for free at their local library for the foreseeable future, unless a governor or the Legislature announces otherwise. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 Strategies that are effective when implemented proactively may be challenged or unwound if put in place after a claim arises or becomes foreseeable. — Blake Harris, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 The Flyers have several promising wingers either locked up or under team control for the foreseeable future in Porter Martone, Tyson Foerster and Matvei Michkov, who all have the potential to take steps forward — perhaps big ones. — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 8 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
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  • Going on 30 grossed roughly $96 million in theaters and has endured for decades as a cultural touchstone, making a reboot inevitable.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 July 2026
  • With the brand’s popularity — not to mention the restaurant’s proximity to Boise High and the North End — success for Doug Davis’ legacy seems inevitable.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 15 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
  • Massachusetts owes its citizens a process that is transparent, predictable, constitutionally sound, and worthy of public confidence.
    — Robert Cordy, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026
  • What is crystal clear is that the patterns of summers past are no longer predictable.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 18 July 2026
Definition of predictable
Adjective
  • As an expected Finance Committee vote on the sale was canceled Monday, Conway again highlighted the financial link.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • Scenes depicting Charles building the family’s new home, a robbery and even an expected pregnancy illustrate all of this.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 July 2026
Definition of expected
Adjective
  • Investment options Stocks, equities, ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income, alternative investments like private equity and hedge funds.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • For many families, seniors and people on a fixed income, that’s already a significant financial burden.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of fixed
Adjective
  • Identity, purpose and engagement don’t disappear at a predetermined age.
    — Meredith Moore, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • On Thursday morning, one of the two landlord representatives, Christina Smyth, resigned, ripping the rent freeze as a predetermined conclusion the board had worked to justify.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026
Definition of predetermined

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