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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
That foresight could not have been more wrong, at least looking at yesterday and today here at Aronimink.
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Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 16 May 2026
If Burberry is correct, then this would be remarkable foresight from Dante.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 May 2026
In a moment of foresight, though, Metro built a small spur off the B Line down Wilshire Boulevard that ended right at Waxman’s boundary.
—Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
That kind of foresight could mean fewer last-minute delays and smoother travel days.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
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Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 16 May 2026
If Burberry is correct, then this would be remarkable foresight from Dante.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 May 2026
In a moment of foresight, though, Metro built a small spur off the B Line down Wilshire Boulevard that ended right at Waxman’s boundary.
—Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
That kind of foresight could mean fewer last-minute delays and smoother travel days.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foresight
Noun
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That is one future no amount of foreknowledge or planning can avoid.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The younger daughter had arrived with foreknowledge of the role her older sister had already claimed.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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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
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In the opening monologue of the night — nearly verbatim for most nights on the tour — Springsteen ad-libbed some additional context, acknowledging the prescience of the evening.—
Brandon Shaw,
HollywoodReporter,
31 May 2026
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That a machine might use my writing not only to learn about my subject matter, but also to analyze and ultimately mimic my authorial voice, points to a future that George Orwell envisioned with eerie prescience.—
Laura Beers,
The Conversation,
15 Apr. 2026
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
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The second part centers on tarot as a tool of divination and creative inspiration, beginning with the iconic 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deck and moving on to art works from the twentieth century into the present day.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
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Diamond Seas presents plunderphonics as a form of divination, akin to spirit photography or automatic writing.—
Stephen M. Deusner,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
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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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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
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All that’s been missing, in the president’s view, is a Fed chair with Greenspan’s foresightedness.—
Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2026
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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
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“Foresight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foresight. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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