forethoughtfulness

noun

as in gray matter

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  1. gray matter
  2. common sense
  3. foresightedness
  4. judgment
  5. foresight
  6. horse sense
  7. farsightedness
Noun
  • Your gray matter performs astonishing feats of information processing using little more than the equivalent of a relatively shiny light globe.
    — Mike McRae October 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Studies have shown greater gray matter density or stronger white matter integrity in bilingual people, compared with people who speak one language.
    — Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of gray matter
Noun
  • Airplane etiquette is easiest when people use common sense rather than strict rules.
    — Tricia Goss, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Ironically, in the age of AI, common sense may be the new competitive edge.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of common sense
Noun
  • 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, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Definition of foresightedness
Noun
  • Since antiquity, people have known that old age can bring lapses of memory and judgment.
    — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Transport Minister Óscar Puente has blamed a traffic controller's poor judgment for much of what went wrong.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of judgment
Noun
  • Balsillie and Lazaridis also deserve credit for having the foresight to buy QNX software for $200 million back in 2010.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The United States’ network of defense pacts is poised to get stronger as its allies get stronger, but only if rebalancing occurs with consent, foresight, and respectful treatment of partners.
    — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of foresight
Noun
  • Anheuser-Busch will have to see how viewers react to its latest ad to determine if consumers think the Clydesdales still present good horse sense or represent a horse of a different color.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Jan. 2026
  • His words of wisdom are tinged with wit and old-fashioned horse sense.
    — Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2024
Definition of horse sense
Noun
  • Before middle age, the two main vision disorders are myopia and hyperopia, or nearsightedness and farsightedness.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of farsightedness
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