foreknowledge

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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Noun
  • As politicians grapple with the aging crisis, chronic disease control and escalating Medicare expenditures, Sen. Rick Scott has the foresight to focus policy on improving a negative health determinant that is at epidemic levels among seniors — loneliness.
    Gail Matillo, Sun Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Some of it is good foresight, but that's how any company works.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Both require prescience, flexibility and a profound understanding of complex frameworks.
    Boris Kreiman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • Following her magnificent turn as a Sicilian divination witch in Agatha All Along, Patti LuPone is returning to the small screen for another flashy role.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Foreknowledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreknowledge. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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