as in unforeseen
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Recent Examples of unforeseeable
The price for this ability to outrun inflation by a sizable margin and compound wealth has been periods of painful and unforeseeable declines.
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Bill Stone, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
During Bobby’s speech about sticking together through challenges foreseeable and unforeseeable, the episode cuts to show Eli and Demetri, then Sam and Tory.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
California lawmakers passed roughly 1,200 bills last year, including some that resulted in unforeseeable wins by Republicans.
LAPD stats showed an uptick in robberies.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
At a time when risk assessment and prevention was still primitive, natural disasters and other acts of God were generally not covered, because there was no way to insure against what was still unforeseeable.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Bill Stone, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
During Bobby’s speech about sticking together through challenges foreseeable and unforeseeable, the episode cuts to show Eli and Demetri, then Sam and Tory.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
California lawmakers passed roughly 1,200 bills last year, including some that resulted in unforeseeable wins by Republicans.
LAPD stats showed an uptick in robberies.
—Hunter Clauss, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
At a time when risk assessment and prevention was still primitive, natural disasters and other acts of God were generally not covered, because there was no way to insure against what was still unforeseeable.
—Bryan Walsh, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unforeseeable
Adjective
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In human time, if history means the irreversible and unforeseen, then the species Felis catus hardly belongs to history.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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Even then, unforeseen consequences can emerge decades later — no less than in Iran itself.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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For the series, Siakam has quietly become the Pacers’ frontrunner to win the most unexpected of finals MVP awards.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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The heart reveals peony in an unexpected and intense combination with sandalwood and rum absolute, while the base develops into this gorgeous deep song of vanilla with notes of labdanum, operanide and ambroxan.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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To be sure, the uncertain economy could weigh on consumer spending in the near term, impacting online purchases.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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Overall, the challenges highlighted by business leaders included uncertain economic conditions (55 percent), tariffs (41 percent), and revenue and sales growth (41 percent).—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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The prime time talent show is once again ruining our viewing of acts by constantly cutting in reaction shots of the audience, hosts and random people.—
Ticked Off,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 June 2025
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There is also the potential random hijacking of energy cargoes in the Strait, which has precedent.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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“Unforeseeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unforeseeable. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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