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 original version of the bill would have imposed additional restrictions on eligibility for absentee voting but those previsions were removed.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2023
Another controversial prevision among those on Capitol Hill is a phone records program that grants the government the ability to request metadata such as the dates and senders of cellular communications — but not the content of those messages.
—Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2020
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 original version of the bill would have imposed additional restrictions on eligibility for absentee voting but those previsions were removed.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2023
Another controversial prevision among those on Capitol Hill is a phone records program that grants the government the ability to request metadata such as the dates and senders of cellular communications — but not the content of those messages.
—Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2020
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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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where extreme heat, storms, and droughts become more intense, more frequent, and more challenging to anticipate using outdated models built on decades of relatively stable climate risk trends.—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
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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
Noun
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How a police chief became a midcentury furniture pro. 2025 Emmy predictions: best comedy series, best comedy actress, and best comedy actor.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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Browns Receive Major Criticism From WWE Superstar The Miz Ahead of the upcoming competition, one Cleveland legend spoke out with a shocking prediction.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 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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Such spectral doppelgängers stalk the living as grim omens of impending death.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 May 2025
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Studios could all use that sort of good news, and good omens for the rest of summer movie season.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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With only a few seconds to spare, Johnny looked ahead and divined the unfolding shape of my wave.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
12 May 2025
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Trump is pushing hard and fast for the Kremlin to agree to terms to end the war that Putin has clearly divined will improve, not worsen, over time.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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And the portents were not just in Henderson’s and Nuzzo’s paper.—
David Zweig,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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Matthew stresses royalty, prefacing the birth with heavenly portents; afterward, Magi bear royal gifts to a future king.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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So the fact that Xbox games are now free to land on any platform might be a harbinger of things to come, and this could give Microsoft a foundational head-start in the race toward a different future.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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As the United States withdraws and international institutions decay, their ordeal may be a harbinger of what is to come.—
Lynsey Addario,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Below-average hurricane season expected in eastern Pacific The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in a seasonal hurricane forecast released May 22, said that a below-average eastern Pacific hurricane season is most likely.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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The fear is staffing and budget cuts will damage the system built over the past 75 years, leading to less precise weather information, including the 5-day and 7-day forecasts, impacting preparedness for severe weather, Fahy said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
27 May 2025
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“Prevision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevision. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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