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foreknowing

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noun

foreknowing

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verb

present participle of foreknow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreknowing
Adjective
  • Soak up the rays from the luxe living room, or step out onto the wrap-around deck for a panoramic look at the wondrous scenery.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Livvy Dunne picked a wondrous costume for Halloween.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Textual evidence of divination with sortes, or lots that are drawn to predict the future, dates back to ancient Greece and Egypt and continues into the early Middle Ages.
    Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024
  • As divination witch Lilia (Patti LuPone) does one final tarot reading to complete her quest, the clairvoyant sees the true identity of their wayward traveling companion.
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Does Nashawaty, in his soothsaying capacity, even have the right decade?
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
  • But it was powered by profound public discontent with Argentina’s sclerotic status quo, especially from a generation of younger voters who have seen little relief from years of endemic fiscal crisis and debt, and have no more patience for the appeals and soothsaying of the establishment.
    Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
Adjective
  • But the turn of events is because of extraordinary circumstances: Andy Dalton, who took over for Young in Week 3, was involved in a multi-vehicle car accident in Charlotte on Tuesday.
    Andy Scholes, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Founded in 1955, the competition highlights quirky and extraordinary records across various fields.
    Andrea Lewis, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • These signs seem to confirm Sahm’s augury that the economy remains healthy.
    David Thomas, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The auguries were not favorable for a Pétain acquittal.
    Robert O. Paxton, Harper's Magazine, 17 Dec. 2023
Adjective
  • In one miraculous rescue, a woman was found alive on Saturday after being trapped in her car for three days.
    Atika Shubert, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Tom Hanks and Robin Wright age backwards and forwards through time in the trailer for Robert Zemeckis' Here Zemeckis also elaborated on the miraculous timing that allowed Who Framed Roger Rabbit to go forward in the first place.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024

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“Foreknowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreknowing. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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