as in to anticipate
to realize or know about beforehand
a freak accident that no one could possibly have foreseen
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Of these, 20 percent believe the effects will be significant, 46 percent expect these to be moderate and 16 percent foresee a minimal impact, with 16 percent unsure and only two percent expecting no impact whatsoever.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Over the next year, respondents also foresee a rising unemployment rate, lower earnings growth potential and a higher chance of losing their jobs.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Readers after the Second World War recognized how Kafka had foreseen the cold, legalized violence that defined the 20th century.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
But Intel failed to foresee the explosion of the smartphone industry in the 2010s and then the artificial intelligence revolution a decade later.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Over the next year, respondents also foresee a rising unemployment rate, lower earnings growth potential and a higher chance of losing their jobs.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Readers after the Second World War recognized how Kafka had foreseen the cold, legalized violence that defined the 20th century.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
But Intel failed to foresee the explosion of the smartphone industry in the 2010s and then the artificial intelligence revolution a decade later.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foresee
anticipate
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Perpetua anticipates the mine would create nearly 1,000 jobs during construction and more than half that total for operations.—
Kevin Fixler
September 20,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Sep. 2025
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What sets Rousteing apart is his sense of cultural timing, his instinct to see stars as storytellers and his ability to anticipate the culture, not just follow a trend, to carry forth the house of Balmain.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Foresee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foresee. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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