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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
We are expected to weigh risk, plan for worst-case scenarios, and act with seriousness and foresight.
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Tracie Thill, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Those two qualities—foresight and care—are what give me hope as the year begins.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
For Rawayana, living the present has granted them unexpected foresight.
—Leonor C. Suárez, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
This feeling is particularly acute in times of uncertainty, when the ability to engage in meaningful foresight can feel elusive at best.
—Wendi Backler, Harvard Business Review, 8 Jan. 2026
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Tracie Thill, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Those two qualities—foresight and care—are what give me hope as the year begins.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
For Rawayana, living the present has granted them unexpected foresight.
—Leonor C. Suárez, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2026
This feeling is particularly acute in times of uncertainty, when the ability to engage in meaningful foresight can feel elusive at best.
—Wendi Backler, Harvard Business Review, 8 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for foresight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foresight
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But even with that foreknowledge, the moment hits us like a truck full of dynamite, aided immensely by Thurman’s explosive shock at the sight of her daughter.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025
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The chat reportedly included discussions that could indicate ideological motivations, and possibly even encouragement or foreknowledge of the attack.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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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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Brooker’s prescience had struck again.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
31 Dec. 2025
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The first is to imagine an altered future with the prescience of science fiction; Mary Shelley’s warning that humans are not always in control of their creations is, if anything, even more resonant today than when Frankenstein was first published in 1818.—
Jessi Jezewska Stevens,
The Dial,
2 Dec. 2025
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Its onboard computer vision allows real-time detection and target tracking without external control, marking a significant step toward fully autonomous battlefield systems.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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For Jonathan Anderson’s vision of beauty at his first Dior women’s show in October, Guido Palau fluffed up models’ natural texture, not dissimilar from the windswept waves and pre-Raphaelite curls the hairstylist created for Veronica Leoni’s September Calvin Klein debut.—
Arden Fanning Andrews,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
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Alex Wei, an entrepreneur who moved to Liangzhu in 2025, is developing an AI app based on traditional Chinese divination tools.—
Elaine Yu,
CNBC,
2 Jan. 2026
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During production at Malvern Manor, every encounter was captured live using a blend of modern and time-honored ghost-hunting methods—alongside various divination techniques.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Getting exercise—or even the mail—requires careful forethought.—
Benjamin Tepler,
Outside,
23 Jan. 2026
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James Pearce Manchester City Planning for life after Pep Guardiola takes some forethought, and Manchester City have seemingly been reaching out to coaches.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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This is the opposite of farsightedness (hyperopia), which is when objects close to you are blurry.2 Over 40% of Americans are nearsighted—and this number has actually increased from 25% of Americans in the 1970s.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
4 Dec. 2025
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In 1604, Johannes Kepler would be credited with the first accurate explanation of how concave lenses could correct nearsightedness, as opposed to convex glasses for farsightedness.—
Daniel Fusch,
Ascend Agency,
11 Nov. 2025
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The state police Troop H barracks are nearby but prudence suggested assigning a State Police trooper to the building would be best way to provide an immediate response to a problem.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
24 Jan. 2026
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Action is delayed in the name of prudence.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Foresight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foresight. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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