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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
While talks fell apart back in the day, coming away from a global pandemic can serve as an inspiration for a director and scribe whose previous work on the subject seemed prescience for a year when 2020 was destitute and shut down.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 June 2025
Twenty years later, A Day Without a Mexican is having a second life — streaming on Amazon Prime and being referenced all over social media for its eerie prescience.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
With Season 7 now on Netflix — after the questionable prescience and potency of Season 6 — IndieWire is updating our ranking of every installment.
—Steve Greene, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 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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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 June 2025
Twenty years later, A Day Without a Mexican is having a second life — streaming on Amazon Prime and being referenced all over social media for its eerie prescience.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
With Season 7 now on Netflix — after the questionable prescience and potency of Season 6 — IndieWire is updating our ranking of every installment.
—Steve Greene, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescience
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The series was expressly marked as preparation for Australia’s full tour in 2027 (hooray, finally some selection foresight), but those runs might not go unnoticed in the more immediate future.—
Sam Dalling,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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This strategy must rest on rigor and foresight, not speed.—
Kathryn Huff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Oct. 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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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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What was the level of foreknowledge about this attack?—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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In fact, while vision isn’t their strongest sense, dogs may even be able to see certain aspects of a TV show.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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The lengthy post projects a vision of what Sister Pie could look like 18 years after Ludwinski launched it out of her parents' home.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Threshold moments invite divination, making the equinox the perfect night to host a tarot or oracle gathering.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
18 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, Absolutely was a project of divination, of spiritual conjuring.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
18 Aug. 2025
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And unlike some TikTok hacks that require new products or gimmicky gadgets, this one costs absolutely nothing and requires no special effort beyond a few minutes of forethought.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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But every revision has only added to skepticism that there was ever any real forethought.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Prescience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescience. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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