as in vision
concern or preparation for the future
thanks to your foresightedness, we have enough ice and food to last through the blackout
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Recent Examples of foresightedness
All that’s been missing, in the president’s view, is a Fed chair with Greenspan’s foresightedness.
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Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
All that’s been missing, in the president’s view, is a Fed chair with Greenspan’s foresightedness.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
All that's been missing, in the president’s view, is a Fed chair with Greenspan’s foresightedness.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026
All that’s been missing, in the president’s view, is a Fed chair with Greenspan’s foresightedness.
—Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
All that's been missing, in the president’s view, is a Fed chair with Greenspan’s foresightedness.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foresightedness
Noun
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Backstory Namia opened in December 2024 as the fruition of Tran Thanh Nam's deeply personal vision.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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When reading Blake in a Harlem apartment in 1948, Ginsberg was struck with a vision of the Romantic poet, intoning his own verse in his own voice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
Noun
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That there is no providence, only circumstance.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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Many live and die convinced that random chance is divine providence.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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While her professional trajectory reflects experience and foresight, the personal factors that have shaped Kwok’s resilience are worth noting.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Strategic foresight and anticipatory risk were at the top.—
Christine Lentz,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Given that Morocco tends to present itself as being ahead of other countries in the region, a lack of farsightedness over such a basic issue is highly unusual.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Indeed, estimates vary depending on age and how hyperopia is measured, but the National Eye Institute reports that farsightedness affects roughly 5% to 10% of Americans today.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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To Zotkina, the tooth is a piece in the mounting body of evidence that Neanderthals were capable of forethought and reasoning.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
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A little forethought goes a long way.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Foresightedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foresightedness. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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