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
In that way, the season’s interests are anxiously forward-looking and warmly retro.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
This extractive agribusiness model prioritizes revenues, often contrary to the goals of demonstration, recreation and forward-looking research.
—Evan Mills, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
This blends both current resume and forward-looking projections.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
In this moment stands Samantha Tauber, the forward-looking creator behind the VNCCII transmedia franchise.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
This extractive agribusiness model prioritizes revenues, often contrary to the goals of demonstration, recreation and forward-looking research.
—Evan Mills, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
This blends both current resume and forward-looking projections.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
In this moment stands Samantha Tauber, the forward-looking creator behind the VNCCII transmedia franchise.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for forward-looking
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forward-looking
Adjective
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Ebus added that interest in Venezuela is already dividing potential investors, with smaller risk-taking firms eager to enter while major companies remain cautious.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Avoid sudden braking or acceleration, and be especially cautious on hills or when making turns.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Orion is a tight space for four people to navigate, so the crew members have a careful choreography to maximize the data the astronauts can gather.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
4 Apr. 2026
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Through careful tuning of an extended Kalman filter and by taking advantage of bamboo’s natural vibration-damping properties, the system slashes control latency from 15–20 milliseconds down to just 8–10 milliseconds, enhancing responsiveness while keeping flight stable.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But Nora is a free spirit who enjoys her liberation; of course, problems arise when the three men meet and decide to be more proactive about the situation.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Apr. 2026
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This results in proactive solutions and lower costs in greenery upkeep, leading to healthier and flourishing green wall installations.—
Shirl Leigh
April 03,
New Atlas,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Whether those concerns are prescient or represent a buying opportunity is in the eye of the beholder.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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At the time, fellow Arab leaders sniffed, but today, with the enormous cost of regional chaos weighing directly on the Gulf, the king’s words are prescient.—
Hadley Gamble,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 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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Dolores Huerta is a visionary organizer in her own right, yet historically, her contributions often remain in the shadows.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2026
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The company’s early history, written by the visionary Steve Jobs, has entered a new world, one where iPhones are making incremental advances while the technology surrounding it is in the midst of generational change.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Forward-looking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forward-looking. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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