forethoughtfulness

noun

Definition of forethoughtfulnessnext
as in gray matter

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forethoughtfulness
  1. gray matter
  2. common sense
  3. judgment
  4. foresight
  5. horse sense
  6. farsightedness
Noun
  • The key is to cultivate safe ways to maintain social interactions in order to enhance the brain’s gray matter and amp up career creativity and stamina.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Results showed that cardio risk factors — along with higher levels of abdominal and visceral fat — were associated with lower brain gray matter volume throughout the cerebral cortex in both men and women.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of gray matter
Noun
  • Discretion by police, prosecutors, judges and juries filters out so many that the resulting executions are only symbolic, a mockery of common sense.
    Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Bayern just need some common sense and need to stop running Kane into the ground and start a rotation.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of common sense
Noun
  • Not every editorial judgment is a reflection of a malign force.
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The coming trial will also determine whether the former Trump lawyer has to relinquish his World Series rings as part of the judgment.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of judgment
Noun
  • Looking ahead, sustained success will likely depend on the ability of startups to combine technical expertise with strategic foresight.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • To critics, the situation suggests a lack of foresight by the Panamanian authorities: The costly, disruptive canal expansion created problems that only another costly, disruptive project can fix.
    Charlie Cordero, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of foresight
Noun
  • Our people have a horse sense for what good work is.
    Beth Greenfield, Fortune, 1 July 2024
  • His words of wisdom are tinged with wit and old-fashioned horse sense.
    Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2024
Definition of horse sense
Noun
  • Millions more are expected to experience worsening vision due to myopia (nearsightedness) or hyperopia (farsightedness), conditions that can be fixed with glasses, contacts or surgery.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The machine can see how the eyes are focusing to check for conditions such as nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.
    Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of farsightedness
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