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having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future
prescient environmentalists and politicians who long ago made sure that these beautiful areas would forever be spared from development
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Recent Examples of prescient
Bonus points for prescient insights into the dark side of obsessive super-fandom.
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Laura Zigman, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
The fact that that car was briefly the most expensive example of the car, even if only for a week, suggests this was a prescient move.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
In the future of Ada Hoffman’s terrifyingly prescient sci-fi heist novel, humanity has settled Jupiter and AI owns all forms of storytelling, from information to entertainment.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
In this respect, Sawe and Adidas have been prescient.
—Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Now, the wait is on to see if such hopes were prescient or just wishful thinking.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
These warnings were prescient, as the ensuing decades of the Cold War repeatedly brought the world to the brink of annihilation.
—Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Whether those concerns are prescient or represent a buying opportunity is in the eye of the beholder.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
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
Laura Zigman, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
The fact that that car was briefly the most expensive example of the car, even if only for a week, suggests this was a prescient move.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
In the future of Ada Hoffman’s terrifyingly prescient sci-fi heist novel, humanity has settled Jupiter and AI owns all forms of storytelling, from information to entertainment.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
In this respect, Sawe and Adidas have been prescient.
—Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
Now, the wait is on to see if such hopes were prescient or just wishful thinking.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
These warnings were prescient, as the ensuing decades of the Cold War repeatedly brought the world to the brink of annihilation.
—Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Whether those concerns are prescient or represent a buying opportunity is in the eye of the beholder.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescient
Adjective
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The measure passed Wednesday stops short of a categorical ban that some have sought, but was still met with cautious optimism by traffic safety reformers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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The defense, which only improved post-Olympics after Paul Coffey returned behind the bench, collapsed in front of an incredibly cautious goaltending tandem.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
2 May 2026
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Through some careful engineering, Roberts, Alito, and their allies have created a trap for voting-rights cases.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
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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In adult-serving programs, the difference between persistence and withdrawal is often response time, proactive advising and timely academic support.—
Ian Gibson,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2026
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Rather, George feels that things need to become more proactive, more personalized, and more relationship-driven.—
Nick Franck,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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And Chris is such a visionary director.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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But Guedes, who died at his home in Kendall in July 2013, at the age of 86, was also a writer, a visionary entrepreneur, and the co-founder of Gema, considered one of the most important record labels in Caribbean music.—
Fernando Gonzalez,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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However, Marlowe wrote in an email to the Tribune, the allocations demonstrate a reactive budgeting approach, rather than one that is more forward-looking.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Old Dominion should also give positive forward-looking commentary and the trucker has operational leverage, the investment bank said.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Prescient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescient. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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