as in to anticipate
to realize or know about beforehand
he claimed to have previsioned the crash of the stock market
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Recent Examples of prevision
Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
The discovery confirmed a century-old prediction made by Albert Einstein, the last major prevision of his theory of general relativity that had remained unverified.
—Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2017
Noun
Evaluations include frontal crash tests, side crash tests, headlight evaluations, and crash prevision tests.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
The discovery confirmed a century-old prediction made by Albert Einstein, the last major prevision of his theory of general relativity that had remained unverified.
—Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevision
Verb
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Entering what many anticipate to be one of the closest F1 seasons ever, making sense of the three days of preseason running in Bahrain could be especially difficult.—
Luke Smith,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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Nor had the West anticipated that the Houthis in Yemen, a supposedly ragtag militia that had received a large arsenal of missiles from Tehran, would be capable of bringing global shipping in the Red Sea to a near standstill.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As long as there have been predictions of the future, people have envisioned robots taking over their outdoor chores.—
Anthony Karcz,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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According to the prediction: Dallas Cowboys RB Raheem Mostert The Cowboys are another team with cap issues, and Jerry Jones' team hasn't been interested in spending much in recent offseasons.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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While there’s no crystal ball, many beauty companies, such as Unilever, foresee after a soft start to 2025 that the market will gain more traction in the second half of the year.—
Kathryn Hopkins,
WWD,
25 Feb. 2025
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Neither Churchill nor Mellon could foresee that the main beneficiary of a tottering world economy would eventually be Hitler.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Throughout most of human history, many cultures have thought such phenomena were ill omens caused by supernatural beings.—
Emily Matchar,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Jan. 2025
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In some cultures, they were feared as omens of bad luck or even linked to witchcraft.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Calendrical divination Calendars have long been used to divine the future and establish the best times to perform certain activities.—
Michelle Aroney and David Zeitlyn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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The prize's namesake, author Mark Twain, divined his pen name from a navigation term used by steamboat captains on a river.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In the second, her name was positioned next to a woman watching a monkey on a chain from her window, an unwelcome portent for Tanya.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2025
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Jellyfish scrape along the sea floor like spindly mushroom clouds of portent, stinging Sofia who masochistically (and in a way that carries over to her actual human relationships) keeps going back for another dip.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Sure, Cactus League performance isn’t a harbinger of regular-season success, but the Cubs are off to a 4-0 start this spring following a 6-5 victory Sunday against the Texas Rangers at Sloan Park.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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In Japanese mythology, oarfish are viewed as harbingers of doom, signaling impending earthquakes.—
Amanda Holpuch,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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The decrease in passenger forecasts prompted a shift in planning, with a greater focus on infrastructure updates over terminal expansion.—
Colleen Shalby,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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Hasbro reported earnings in the last three months of the year above analysts' estimates but expected revenues this year to fall below forecasts due to weaker demand for toys like Star Wars action figures and Nerf guns.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Prevision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevision. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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