as in anticipated
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as in predicted
to realize or know about beforehand
a freak accident that no one could possibly have foreseen
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Recent Examples of foreseen
Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
There were so many challenges that could not be foreseen.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2025
The writers could not have foreseen that their scapegoating of the Jews would have such lethal consequences and for so long.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
The storms are foreseen to bring wind gusts of up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail (1 inch).
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2025
Yet now, the Conservatives are increasingly out of step with the energy transition and the direction of travel foreseen by global investors and the UK’s international peers.
—David Carlin, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
One person who seems to have foreseen this disaster is Ruckelshaus, who died in 2019.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
Mango invested 219 million euros in its expansion efforts last year, out of the 600 million euros foreseen through 2026.
—David Moin, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
Who could have foreseen such a thing, a Proud Walker?
—Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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Reinforcement learning’s origins However, none of these successes could have been foreseen in the 1980s.
—Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025
There were so many challenges that could not be foreseen.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2025
The writers could not have foreseen that their scapegoating of the Jews would have such lethal consequences and for so long.
—Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
The storms are foreseen to bring wind gusts of up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail (1 inch).
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2025
Yet now, the Conservatives are increasingly out of step with the energy transition and the direction of travel foreseen by global investors and the UK’s international peers.
—David Carlin, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
One person who seems to have foreseen this disaster is Ruckelshaus, who died in 2019.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
Mango invested 219 million euros in its expansion efforts last year, out of the 600 million euros foreseen through 2026.
—David Moin, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
Who could have foreseen such a thing, a Proud Walker?
—Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Foreseen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreseen. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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