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
These forward-looking developments were on full display last week at Kingpins Amsterdam.
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Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2026
That said, Warsh still gave forward-looking guidance in his testimony.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Verve repped the rights and was intent on partner with A24’s reach and forward-looking creative, while still preserving the film’s legacy.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
With its citizen-friendly design and forward-looking engineering approach, this might be one for other countries to emulate in the years to come.
—New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
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Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Apr. 2026
That said, Warsh still gave forward-looking guidance in his testimony.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Verve repped the rights and was intent on partner with A24’s reach and forward-looking creative, while still preserving the film’s legacy.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
With its citizen-friendly design and forward-looking engineering approach, this might be one for other countries to emulate in the years to come.
—New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for forward-looking
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forward-looking
Adjective
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Be cautious of any company that pushes a specific program without understanding your circumstances.—
Rebecca Safier,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Visitors should be cautious about going into a sea cave without a guide, as a swell can flow into it and dramatically raise the water level in a matter of seconds, pushing kayaks into rocks and leaving little air for those trapped inside.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Detecting such tiny numbers of atoms takes time, and the setup requires careful calibration and advanced equipment.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The tests allow the patient to get a baseline of their current condition and give the ability for people to be proactive with their heart health instead of reactive.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2026
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With wildfire risk now a year-round reality in Southern California, Cox takes a proactive approach to preparedness.—
Cox Communications,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Now, the wait is on to see if such hopes were prescient or just wishful thinking.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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These warnings were prescient, as the ensuing decades of the Cold War repeatedly brought the world to the brink of annihilation.—
Daniel Holz,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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These word assemblages could then be linked to one another or branch off in entirely new directions—a farsighted idea for the time.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
12 Dec. 2025
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Avoiding these dangers and reducing the U.S. economy’s exposure to risk requires a careful, farsighted strategy that recognizes the reality of the United States’ place in today’s world.—
Don Graves,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As the visionary figure, Bambaataa brought the sampling ethos to the music as well as an Afrocentric philosophy, a way of living unbounded by the earthly confines of whatever America had been or would become.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Her reign was bold, visionary—and nearly erased from history.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Forward-looking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forward-looking. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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