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as in foresight
the special ability to see or know about events before they actually occur
most believers would probably agree that complete prescience is one of God's attributes
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as in providence
concern or preparation for the future
parents who had the prescience to make everything in their house childproof before the arrival of their first baby
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Recent Examples of prescience
That may well be called prescience, but without more dramatic ballast, whether or not Family’s rage was ahead of its time becomes a less compelling question.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
But successfully navigating a shifting landscape requires extraordinary dexterity, prescience and skill.
—Liane Jackson, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The novel was adapted into a successful play, and Carson followed it with two sequels, before her death from cancer, in 1941, by which time the prescience of her fiction had become appallingly evident.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
Six months ago, some decision-makers may have had the prescience to answer similarly.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
But successfully navigating a shifting landscape requires extraordinary dexterity, prescience and skill.
—Liane Jackson, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The novel was adapted into a successful play, and Carson followed it with two sequels, before her death from cancer, in 1941, by which time the prescience of her fiction had become appallingly evident.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025
Six months ago, some decision-makers may have had the prescience to answer similarly.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
See All Example Sentences for prescience
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescience
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The failure to pair security with humanitarian foresight extends to Haiti.—
Elijah Manley,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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No matter if your son takes the traditional college route, that kind of financial foresight is something to be proud of.—
Steve Hruby,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
29 Dec. 2025
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The Aeneid has a special relevance for the United States, a country founded by immigrants who fled from earlier homelands, often believing that divine providence justified their claim on a land already inhabited by many distinct groups of indigenous peoples.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Does providence foreordain or do characters have a say?—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
10 Aug. 2025
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But even with that foreknowledge, the moment hits us like a truck full of dynamite, aided immensely by Thurman’s explosive shock at the sight of her daughter.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025
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The chat reportedly included discussions that could indicate ideological motivations, and possibly even encouragement or foreknowledge of the attack.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The vision, however, was as crucial as the sound, and the vision was as yet inchoate, embryonic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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In any other news cycle, Disney locking horns with Google would have dominated, but such was the gravity of the Mouse House’s OpenAI agreement, that the battle was somewhat in peripheral vision.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
14 Jan. 2026
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Alex Wei, an entrepreneur who moved to Liangzhu in 2025, is developing an AI app based on traditional Chinese divination tools.—
Elaine Yu,
CNBC,
2 Jan. 2026
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During production at Malvern Manor, every encounter was captured live using a blend of modern and time-honored ghost-hunting methods—alongside various divination techniques.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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The safety of the citizens and the extra cost of rescues could be reduced with a little forethought and planning.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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The truth is, most trip-derailing problems are entirely preventable with a bit of forethought and the right guidance.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Dec. 2025
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“Prescience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescience. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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