unforeseeable

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Recent Examples of unforeseeable Ludwig said having two more than that will allow room for unforeseeable closures. Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2025 Allensworth said her team performed more than 60 official mission simulations, both with nominal and off-nominal situations to best equip the autonomous lunar lander for unforeseeable circumstances. Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 There’s also the unforeseeable possibility that Colbert might get signed onto some entirely new format somewhere and rise, phoenix-like, as part of a brand new thing. James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2025 But that's at least theoretically an unforeseeable outcome. Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unforeseeable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforeseeable
Adjective
  • Eva has been taking care of her with the help of nurse Védís, but when Halldór visits, the household balance is disrupted with unforeseen consequences.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In the 1990s, the internet boom created overnight fortunes along with unforeseen challenges for some tech geeks and impresarios who founded wildly successful dot-coms.
    Christina Binkley, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In Stand by Me, four teenage boys (played by Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman and Jerry O’Connell) go on a day trip in 1959 to search for the dead body of a missing classmate and bond in unexpected and heartfelt ways.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Surprise invitations, unexpected gatherings, big plans related to kids, sports or the arts might send you in a new direction.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • His income is uncertain, and he’s been living with Bennett, a younger drinking buddy who, in turn, is basically squatting in his dead aunt’s apartment.
    Willing Davidson, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
  • While in school, the senator's son needed some of the very programs that now have an uncertain fate without people to manage them.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Only random film students might ask her about it.
    Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • So random though, and never had both my phone and internet just flatline like that.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Unforeseeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unforeseeable. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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