as in cautious
having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future
a forward-looking business plan designed to take full advantage of emerging technologies
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Recent Examples of forward-looking
Framing Granados’ vibrant, birdlike voice against polished rhythms, in this body manages to be both delicate and forward-looking.
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Maria Nenet Barrios,
Pitchfork,
18 June 2026
Its most forward-looking feature might be the cocoon-like dash, fronted by a yoke in place of a conventional steering wheel in the fighter jet–style cockpit.
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Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
Going after Siebel Newsom seems more like a forward-looking, preemptive strike targeting Newsom ahead of the 2028 election through every decent man’s Achilles’ heel, his family.
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Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
As a result, Moyn says, the country’s fate and character are being determined not by forward-looking people in their youth or their prime but by backward-looking ones in the final third of their lives.
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Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
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Maria Nenet Barrios,
Pitchfork,
18 June 2026
Its most forward-looking feature might be the cocoon-like dash, fronted by a yoke in place of a conventional steering wheel in the fighter jet–style cockpit.
—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
Going after Siebel Newsom seems more like a forward-looking, preemptive strike targeting Newsom ahead of the 2028 election through every decent man’s Achilles’ heel, his family.
—
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
As a result, Moyn says, the country’s fate and character are being determined not by forward-looking people in their youth or their prime but by backward-looking ones in the final third of their lives.
—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forward-looking
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Berkeley adopted a more cautious approach.
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The data also points to a more cautious approach to automation than much of the AI industry’s messaging might suggest.
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Just be careful not to add water, since even tiny amounts can cause melted chocolate to turn into a grainy, clumpy mess.
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Ultimately, the widespread adoption of AI for mental health constitutes a global experiment with both potential benefits and serious downsides that require careful management.
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Operating one of the widest networks in the world, which includes higher-risk destinations as well, requires a proactive and case-by-case approach to security and risk management.
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Gen Z is a financially proactive generation – interested in finance, willing to talk openly about financial struggles and engaging financial advisors sooner than previous generations.
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Its satirical video, depicting politicians descending into an all-out fistfight, proved especially prescient during the fevered atmosphere of the 2016 election cycle.
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The chess board will look much different Friday, but in the friendly, Alfaro made some mid-game adjustments that could become prescient when the two sides meet again.
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In another farsighted plot point, Verne has his characters attempt a course-correction burn using firework-like rockets.
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Aging will go much further toward happiness and satisfaction if the more farsighted among them will begin to organize societies for self-help and self-direction, rather than for the promotion of economic experiments of unknown dimensions and unforeseeable consequences.
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While many organizations traditionally relied on cloud providers, rising costs and the need for greater control are prompting some visionary healthcare leaders to develop sovereign, on-premise compute infrastructure.
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Elon Musk, the world’s preeminent innovator and visionary, becomes the world’s first trillionaire — and the political Left seethes.
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“Forward-looking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forward-looking. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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