as in cautious
having or showing awareness of and preparation for the future
a farseeing corn farmer who realized that the future was in ethanol
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Recent Examples of farseeing
More than 10,000 years ago, dogs made a farseeing bet on humans.
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Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
Weather forecasting has gotten steadily more accurate and farseeing over the past few decades, one of the many ways that science saves lives.
—Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2022
Abraham Lincoln in His Times (2020), for understanding a more farseeing Lincoln than the shriller voices of despair have described.
—Allen C. Guelzo, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022
Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
Weather forecasting has gotten steadily more accurate and farseeing over the past few decades, one of the many ways that science saves lives.
—Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2022
Abraham Lincoln in His Times (2020), for understanding a more farseeing Lincoln than the shriller voices of despair have described.
—Allen C. Guelzo, National Review, 17 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farseeing
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Long periods of high gas prices (of which the tax is a small piece) do seem to produce higher transit ridership, a shift to more fuel-efficient or electric vehicles, and more cautious choices about living far from work and amenities.—
Henry Grabar,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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The more a decision requires navigating ambiguity rather than optimizing a clear objective, the more cautious organizations should be in delegating it to AI, and the more AI needs to be augmented by human experience, judgment, and deep expertise.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Despite criticism that zero income taxes only benefit high-earners, the Sunshine State’s booming economy and positive migration trends are evidence that such policies merit careful consideration by policymakers nationwide.—
Nicole Huyer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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But a careful reading of the S-1 reveals substantial barriers in the path to achieving the sorcerous performance required to reward shareholders who flock to the most anticipated debut ever seen.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
Adjective
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Aging will go much further toward happiness and satisfaction if the more farsighted among them will begin to organize societies for self-help and self-direction, rather than for the promotion of economic experiments of unknown dimensions and unforeseeable consequences.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
21 Apr. 2026
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These word assemblages could then be linked to one another or branch off in entirely new directions—a farsighted idea for the time.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
12 Dec. 2025
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Hacks feels very prescient now in its treatment of late night.—
Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
29 May 2026
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The statement was prescient, because Colombia never did recover.—
Roberto Andrés,
The Dial,
28 May 2026
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The ordinance also recognizes domestic workers as formal workers and extends protections to employees of non-profit organizations, including eligibility for provident fund and pension schemes.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
21 Nov. 2025
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My brother-in-law was not what one calls a provident father.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
22 Aug. 2024
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Marlowe says this is a proactive move so that hopefully, more extreme measures, like water budget reduction and drought pricing, won't have to be taken later this summer.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
23 May 2026
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These choices, Brewster says, are rooted in a desire to be proactive rather than reactive about health, shaped in part by concerns about chronic and lifestyle-related disease in the United States.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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Much more rarely — in fact, corresponding exactly to the release rate of movies by visionary German director Valeska Grisebach — the brilliance goes bone-deep, emerging from an astonishingly new and strange filmic architecture.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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Since the ‘90s, Kedar Massenburg has occupied a unique space in Black music culture — part visionary, part architect, part cultural preservationist.—
Datwon Thomas,
VIBE.com,
22 May 2026
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“Farseeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farseeing. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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