as in cautious
having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future
some years ago the senator wrote a foreseeing essay on the threat of global terrorism
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as in anticipating
to realize or know about beforehand
a freak accident that no one could possibly have foreseen
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as in predicting
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Recent Examples of foreseeing
Paul Weinstein Jr, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
Thirteen members of the FOMC predicted 1 or 2 more rate cuts with only 4 members foreseeing no rate change.
—Paul Weinstein Jr, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreseeing
Adjective
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During the preview, a mischievous group of young diplodocus splash in the water around a pair of kayaking guests, while other juveniles like the triceratops are more cautious in nature, choosing to stick close to their parents.—
Griff Griffin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Dodgers are being cautious.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Another patron, anticipating his wife’s arrival, brought a couple of bottles of wine in a paper bag and handed them to the bar’s front man, Tracy Westmoreland, who looked unfazed.—
Ben McGrath,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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The 29-year-old father, who was anticipating the birth of a baby girl, spent four days at the Duval County Jail before being extradited to Polk County.—
Latoya Gayle,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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With the 2025 college football season on the horizon, months of previewing and predicting soon will be in the rearview mirror.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Be careful of triggering an argument.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When tested on tasks from the financial services industry, the company said the new model outperformed earlier Claude models in tasks such as researching, building financial models, and forecasting.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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In addition, Addleman signaled plans to hire an independent financial analyst to evaluate Hayward’s budget from the past year and scrutinize the budget forecasting process that led to the budget’s instability, according to a city press release.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The result makes clear just how prescient the writer was about an emerging political climate.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
20 Sep. 2025
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In the wake of the Kimmel news, Vance’s seemingly prescient resignation monologue has been recirculating on social media platforms this week.—
Megan Thomas,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Since the start of Breast Cancer Awareness initiatives in 1985, over 517,000 lives have been saved from better treatment and proactive screening, according to the American Cancer Society.—
Dr. Noor Shaik,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The current set of players United have at the back simply don’t look comfortable with this brand of proactive, front-footed defending, where mistiming even slightly can cause the structure to collapse.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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No matter what compromises Lucas and our farsighted mayor at the time, Rahm Emanuel, offered, there was no compromise from this group.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
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Eastwood’s farsighted plan also involved advancing his acting career.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Foreseeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreseeing. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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