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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as in foresight
the special ability to see or know about events before they actually occur
a suspenseful story about a man who has a frightening foreknowledge of disasters
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreknow
Verb
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The journalists from El Faro who broke the story fled the country before it was published, anticipating arrest.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025 -
That’s the threshold where extreme heat, storms, and droughts become more intense, more frequent, and more challenging to anticipate using outdated models built on decades of relatively stable climate risk trends.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Noun
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McNally had the foresight, according to company lore, to bury two of their printing machines in the sand at Lake Michigan.—
Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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The question is whether that adjustment happens in a chaotic, reactive way, triggered by cascading losses, infrastructure failures, and abrupt insurance withdrawals, or through foresight and planning.—
Michael Sheldrick,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Verb
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Strand foresees Prime Video similarly educating NASCAR fans, though not every bell and whistle will be unveiled this weekend.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
22 May 2025
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Management foresees full-year EPS to be between $5.95 and $6.55, which is a slight decrease from $6.32 recorded the previous year, reflecting persistent competitive pressures.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
Noun
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With Season 7 now on Netflix — after the questionable prescience and potency of Season 6 — IndieWire is updating our ranking of every installment.—
Steve Greene,
IndieWire,
12 Apr. 2025
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Both require prescience, flexibility and a profound understanding of complex frameworks.—
Boris Kreiman,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Retailers are unable to predict pricing for later in the year due to the uncertainty of where tariffs will land.—
Shelley E. Kohan,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Spinrad visited Southern California in late May and was taken aback by the number of people raising concern over the agency’s ability to continue predicting atmospheric river events, with all of their implications on public safety, reservoir operations and hydro power.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2025
Noun
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As belief in traditional religions decreases and the rise of spirituality and skepticism in traditional institutions continues, this form of divination—looking to cards for answers for future, present, or past events—is on the rise.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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The team found evidence of four different plants that are associated with ancient Maya medicine and divination rituals.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
26 Dec. 2024
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“Foreknow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreknow. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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