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as in foreknowledge
the special ability to see or know about events before they actually occur
a mysterious woman who claims to have the gift of foresight
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as in providence
concern or preparation for the future
had the foresight to realize the global importance of the Internet
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Recent Examples of foresight
For childcare to be a standard in Unrivaled, however, shows the level of foresight within the league but also the benefit of player input as two of its co-founders, the Lunar Owls’ Naphessa Collier and the Mist’s Breanna Stewart, are mothers.
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C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
This lack of foresight raises an urgent question — why are policymakers trailing behind in regulating such transformative technologies?
San Diego’s local governments cannot afford to stay a step behind.
—Blake Behmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
In a newer city that lacked many historic buildings to begin with, her passion and foresight came at a critical time, Webb said.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025
The auctions and their showcase of luxury items are a testament to the creative synergy and foresight between Pharrell and NIGO, whose work has shaped the intersection of fashion, art, and music.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
This lack of foresight raises an urgent question — why are policymakers trailing behind in regulating such transformative technologies?
San Diego’s local governments cannot afford to stay a step behind.
—Blake Behmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
In a newer city that lacked many historic buildings to begin with, her passion and foresight came at a critical time, Webb said.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2025
The auctions and their showcase of luxury items are a testament to the creative synergy and foresight between Pharrell and NIGO, whose work has shaped the intersection of fashion, art, and music.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foresight
Noun
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Everything is either a complete accident or divine providence, the movie suggests.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
7 Feb. 2025
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The attorney general did not respond to the Statesman's questions about the providence and nature of the evidence.—
Bayliss Wagner,
Austin American-Statesman,
17 Oct. 2024
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Twelve days later, the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generation Station in Pennsylvania experienced the single worst nuclear meltdown on record in U.S. history, giving the film unexpected prescience.—
Keaton Bell,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2025
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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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One Oiler almost went with the two superstars but wanted Mattias Ekholm’s poise and vision.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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Running a $10 billion district with more than 44,000 employees and 320,000 students demands a firm grasp of budgeting, a clear long-term vision and relentless focus on student outcomes.—
Sendhil Revuluri,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2025
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Spider divination In Cameroon, Mambila spider divination (nggam du)) poses difficult questions to spiders or land crabs that live in holes in the ground.—
Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Following her magnificent turn as a Sicilian divination witch in Agatha All Along, Patti LuPone is returning to the small screen for another flashy role.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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His collaborators quickly saw which way the wind was blowing: policy debates disappeared, and the government pursued a radical agenda with little forethought and no real scrutiny.—
Moisés Naím,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Oct. 2018
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The film is pretty funny, in part because Grand Theft Auto is set up for killing, and random people — or whatever the players decided to costume their avatars as — can wander through and shoot someone without malice or forethought.—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Millions more are expected to experience worsening vision due to myopia (nearsightedness) or hyperopia (farsightedness), conditions that can be fixed with glasses, contacts or surgery.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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The machine can see how the eyes are focusing to check for conditions such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American-Statesman,
12 Dec. 2024
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Looking Ahead Like previous iterations, this year’s letter highlighted Berkshire’s ability to adapt to changing economic conditions while sticking to its core principles of value investing and financial prudence.—
Garth Friesen,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Lamont is expected to call for Connecticut to maintain its fiscal prudence balanced with strategic investments in various programs.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Foresight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foresight. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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