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as in foreknowledge
the special ability to see or know about events before they actually occur
a mysterious woman who claims to have the gift of foresight
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as in providence
concern or preparation for the future
had the foresight to realize the global importance of the Internet
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Recent Examples of foresight
Trump's fundamental error lies in not realizing that these tools would be far stronger when wielded not by the U.S. alone, but by a global alliance of democracies of the kind that John McCain had the foresight to advocate in 2008.
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John Davenport, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
The foresight allowed both set pieces to be seamlessly cut together as Nevermore is challenged by a group of normie cadets in a color war game to see who will get to remain in the overbooked campground.
—Daron James, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025
There is a plethora of mortgage solutions from Fannie Mae available now with some planning, preparation and foresight.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 24 July 2025
With contributions spanning nearly three-decades in public education, Janicek has established a distinguished track record of innovative leadership, strategic foresight, and unparalleled community engagement, the news release stated.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
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John Davenport, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
The foresight allowed both set pieces to be seamlessly cut together as Nevermore is challenged by a group of normie cadets in a color war game to see who will get to remain in the overbooked campground.
—Daron James, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025
There is a plethora of mortgage solutions from Fannie Mae available now with some planning, preparation and foresight.
—Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 24 July 2025
With contributions spanning nearly three-decades in public education, Janicek has established a distinguished track record of innovative leadership, strategic foresight, and unparalleled community engagement, the news release stated.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foresight
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The Aeneid has a special relevance for the United States, a country founded by immigrants who fled from earlier homelands, often believing that divine providence justified their claim on a land already inhabited by many distinct groups of indigenous peoples.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Does providence foreordain or do characters have a say?—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
10 Aug. 2025
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The novel was adapted into a successful play, and Carson followed it with two sequels, before her death from cancer, in 1941, by which time the prescience of her fiction had become appallingly evident.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
19 Aug. 2025
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Sometimes Maron’s specials have been the result of pure prescience, like End Times Fun, a record of sweeping global paranoia that happened to be released March 10, 2020.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
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To bring this vision to life, Everton turned to Populous, the sports and entertainment design firm whose extensive back catalogue includes the likes of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Wembley and The Sphere in Las Vegas.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Working with Brian Rose, who spent the last five years trying to recreate the film with charcoal drawings, physical models of the sets, and researching storyboards and screenplay drafts, Showrunner will spend next two years to get as close as possible to Welles’ vision.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, Absolutely was a project of divination, of spiritual conjuring.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
18 Aug. 2025
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Recently, the method of divination has had another resurgence in modern day.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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Even something simple at its face value — the new album cover image, for example — has such forethought and reasoning behind the choice.—
H. Vanbiber,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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Because platform engineering is a significant change, an additional degree of forethought is sure to go along way.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Solutions for Complex Vision Problems Traditional contact lenses primarily correct vision problems, such as near-sightedness and farsightedness.—
Malana VanTyler,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Presbyopia is a common variant of farsightedness affecting over 128 million people in the US, including the majority of adults over the age of 45.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
7 Aug. 2025
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This was a chance for Biden to take the high road, to toe the fiscal line and display financial prudence.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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The scene serves as a powerful example of prudence, which is often misunderstood, as the team faces the challenging decision of how to save and manage the energy needed to bring the module back.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Foresight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foresight. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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