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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
With Season 7 now on Netflix — after the questionable prescience and potency of Season 6 — IndieWire is updating our ranking of every installment.
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Steve Greene, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2025
Both require prescience, flexibility and a profound understanding of complex frameworks.
—Boris Kreiman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
With characteristic prescience, Dick wrote about a cold war during which sides calculate their chances of winning with advanced tech.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Just a few months after that first season concluded, the Real Housewives franchise was launched, followed by The Kardashians two years later, only confirming The Comeback’s remarkable prescience.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
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Steve Greene, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2025
Both require prescience, flexibility and a profound understanding of complex frameworks.
—Boris Kreiman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
With characteristic prescience, Dick wrote about a cold war during which sides calculate their chances of winning with advanced tech.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Just a few months after that first season concluded, the Real Housewives franchise was launched, followed by The Kardashians two years later, only confirming The Comeback’s remarkable prescience.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescience
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This is a systems-level problem that requires deep integration of robotics, AI, compute, hardware reliability, edge networking and regulatory foresight.—
Shahbaz Abdullah Magsi,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The foresight allowed both set pieces to be seamlessly cut together as Nevermore is challenged by a group of normie cadets in a color war game to see who will get to remain in the overbooked campground.—
Daron James,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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The White House has not officially addressed the vision behind the redecoration or the providence of some of the decor.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
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The internationalisation of the awards season has been on full display in recent years, both in terms of foreign language movie success, voter makeup and the providence of these films.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Mar. 2025
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But the film’s precise, funny characters and vivid, sweltering look would have meant nothing without Lee’s wise and ultimately sad vision of multicultural America as a place where good intentions and casual mistrust are as commonplace as the local pizzeria.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
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The underlying fundamental challenges created by the countries’ deep divisions over their economic ties, the potential for conflict over Taiwan and other hotspots, and their competing visions of the international order can only be papered over for so long.—
Scott Kennedy,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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They’re thought to be a divination guide that offers rare insights into ancient Chinese philosophy and religion.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 May 2025
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Today, many modern practitioners turn to cannabis to enhance practices like yoga, journaling, and of course—divination.—
Matt Rozo,
Mercury News,
20 May 2025
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To win at StarCraft II, a player builds an empire with all forethought and flexibility such an endeavor requires.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
1 Feb. 2019
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Champagne buckets amplify the fancy factor by a thousand—a cold, cushioned bottle of wine demonstrates the sort of forethought that makes a good host a great host.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
8 July 2025
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“Prescience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescience. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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