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
Separate from CoStar’s booking data, which measures reservations already on the books, the firm also makes projections that are forward-looking estimates.
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Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
Topics are likely to include NFL rights negotiations, theatrical movie windows and the state of CBS News, in addition to forward-looking matters like the integration of Paramount+ and HBO Max, and plans to release 30 films a year across Warner and Paramount.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 May 2026
United are yet to set a target for next season’s return to Europe’s elite competition but historically, dating back to the late Ferguson era, forward-looking budgets for Champions League seasons have been set on the expectation of a run to the quarter-finals.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 3 May 2026
This isn't necessarily a case of the Academy being extraordinarily forward-looking.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 3 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for forward-looking
Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
Topics are likely to include NFL rights negotiations, theatrical movie windows and the state of CBS News, in addition to forward-looking matters like the integration of Paramount+ and HBO Max, and plans to release 30 films a year across Warner and Paramount.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 May 2026
United are yet to set a target for next season’s return to Europe’s elite competition but historically, dating back to the late Ferguson era, forward-looking budgets for Champions League seasons have been set on the expectation of a run to the quarter-finals.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 3 May 2026
This isn't necessarily a case of the Academy being extraordinarily forward-looking.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forward-looking
Adjective
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In a groove Phil Maton is cautious to ever declare that his delivery has fully come together.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2026
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Beneath the measured pace of transactions — collectors more cautious, galleries recalibrating, auction houses tempering expectations — the intellectual and aesthetic stakes of contemporary art feel newly urgent.—
Andrew S. Jacobson,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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The tunnel was built after careful planning and executed with tremendous effort.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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Melissa Schultz, a bridge architectural specialist at MnDOT, said the data collection requirement of the bill will help MnDOT be proactive when building bridges in the future.—
Maddie Mullikin,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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Oakland Interim Police Chief James Beere defended the department's proactive enforcement efforts despite the recent violence against officers.—
Da Lin,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Again, that feels like an eerily prescient message for our own time.—
Culture Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Bonus points for prescient insights into the dark side of obsessive super-fandom.—
Laura Zigman,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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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.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
21 Apr. 2026
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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
Adjective
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Founders often burn out trying to be both the visionary and the integrator, roles requiring distinct skills.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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That’s when the visionary Lamar Hunt, founder of the AFL and owner of the Chiefs, turned on ABC’s Wide World of Sports to watch England and West Germany play in the men’s final of the global soccer tournament.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Forward-looking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forward-looking. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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