as in to anticipate
to realize or know about beforehand
what couple can possibly foreknow the trials and tribulations that marriage will bring?
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Webb regularly shares videos of Kota's antics on social media, but this heartwarming video of Kota's reaction has certainly captured far more attention than anticipated.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025 -
Economists polled by FactSet had been anticipating a minor improvement in consumer sentiment from August.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Thirteen members of the FOMC predicted 1 or 2 more rate cuts with only 4 members foreseeing no rate change.—
Paul Weinstein Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Malthus may not have foreseen the developments that fueled human growth over the past two centuries.—
Roy Scranton,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Sep. 2025
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Before all that happened, though, there was the eight-course dinner, which went totally fine as predicted.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Sep. 2025
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Explore Fall, a website that provides resources and tools to track the changing colors of leaves, is predicting an earlier and quicker fall foliage peak for the millions of people looking to see this year's natural spectacle.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Foreknow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreknow. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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