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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
But having the foresight to close a few doors can help make the best of a bad situation.
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Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2026
This is how a title is won, with prudence and luck and a foresight that becomes apparent in the afterglow of victory.
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Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
Critics of the latest wave of measures to hold young people accountable as adults point to studies showing that young people are statistically less rational and behave with less foresight than adults.
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Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
For users who have spent years juggling screenshots at airport security, that sense of foresight is where loyalty begins.
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Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for foresight
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2026
This is how a title is won, with prudence and luck and a foresight that becomes apparent in the afterglow of victory.
—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
Critics of the latest wave of measures to hold young people accountable as adults point to studies showing that young people are statistically less rational and behave with less foresight than adults.
—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
For users who have spent years juggling screenshots at airport security, that sense of foresight is where loyalty begins.
—
Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone,
Miami Herald,
9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foresight
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That is one future no amount of foreknowledge or planning can avoid.
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The younger daughter had arrived with foreknowledge of the role her older sister had already claimed.
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Papyrologist Federica Nicolardi said on Thursday at the same event that the team has already identified a number of intriguing passages, including some on the nature of deities and providence.
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That there is no providence, only circumstance.
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In the opening monologue of the night — nearly verbatim for most nights on the tour — Springsteen ad-libbed some additional context, acknowledging the prescience of the evening.
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Ten years later, the prescience of these words may be observed not just in a surprising foot race upset but in an entirely different cultural moment.
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Your 10th House of Career and Status receives Jupiter, urging long-range vision and public progress that grows through structure.
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Roman will pair a large field of view with crisp infrared vision to survey deep, vast swaths of sky.
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The second part centers on tarot as a tool of divination and creative inspiration, beginning with the iconic 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith deck and moving on to art works from the twentieth century into the present day.
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Diamond Seas presents plunderphonics as a form of divination, akin to spirit photography or automatic writing.
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And, for those with the forethought to pre-order one, there are few whole Peking ducks every night.
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To Zotkina, the tooth is a piece in the mounting body of evidence that Neanderthals were capable of forethought and reasoning.
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Given that Morocco tends to present itself as being ahead of other countries in the region, a lack of farsightedness over such a basic issue is highly unusual.
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Indeed, estimates vary depending on age and how hyperopia is measured, but the National Eye Institute reports that farsightedness affects roughly 5% to 10% of Americans today.
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All that’s been missing, in the president’s view, is a Fed chair with Greenspan’s foresightedness.
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All that’s been missing, in the president’s view, is a Fed chair with Greenspan’s foresightedness.
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“Foresight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foresight. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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