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
  • The researchers found that London taxi drivers had measurably more gray matter in the posterior hippocampus, a brain area tied to storing large-scale spatial maps.
    — Hatim Sharif, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Research shows that drops in hormones actually shrink the volume of gray matter in a woman’s hippocampus and frontal and temporal cortices, which are key for memory and executive function.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 July 2026
Definition of gray matter
Noun
  • The City has the power to do the right thing, exercise common sense and end this attack on innocent people.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Yet common sense should push Barça out onto the market when landing the Champions League for the first time in over a decade is a main goal.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 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
  • Most cases will be resolved one way or the other and will end without a judgment being entered against a debtor with an asset protection plan.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Critics said the judgment was problematic because the wording of the charges was vague.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of judgment
Noun
  • The Red Sox then embarked on an impressive 15-game winning streak, sweeping those very teams, validating Cora's foresight.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Constructive anxiety often signals foresight, conscientiousness, and genuine commitment when outcomes are uncertain.
    — David H. Rosmarin, Time, 30 July 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
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of farsightedness
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