as in to anticipate
to realize or know about beforehand
he claimed to have previsioned the crash of the stock market
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Recent Examples of prevision
Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
The discovery confirmed a century-old prediction made by Albert Einstein, the last major prevision of his theory of general relativity that had remained unverified.
—Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2017
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Evaluations include frontal crash tests, side crash tests, headlight evaluations, and crash prevision tests.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
The discovery confirmed a century-old prediction made by Albert Einstein, the last major prevision of his theory of general relativity that had remained unverified.
—Mark Johnson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prevision
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Stage 5: Leading In this rare air, organizations will anticipate future AI developments and their potential impacts.Chris Stegh, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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How the Public Health Community Prepares for Pandemics Public healthcare experts have been anticipating and planning for a pandemic like COVID-19 for years.JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
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Here are my predictions: song lyrics will become more direct and angry — probably a response to the noise of social media and cutting through the clutter.Ron Hart, SPIN, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Yankees blog Bleeding Yankee Blue also examined the Alonso situation on Wednesday and arrived at the same prediction: Alonso back to the Mets for few years and low money.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Correspondent Martha Teichner accompanied Blinken overseas to discuss the Biden administration foreign policy report card, and what Blinken foresees as a new administration takes over.David Morgan, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Their comprehensive expertise enabled them to foresee challenges, improvise solutions and harmonize the diverse elements of a structure into cohesive, enduring masterpieces.Francesco Iorio, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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These are positive omens for a goal-shy side that has not managed to dispel fears of a fourth successive relegation battle.Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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A couple of the bad omens: ◾ Judas, the 13th person at the Last Supper in the Bible, is believed to have betrayed Jesus. ◾ Friday: Several unsettling events occurred on the day, including Jesus' crucifixion.Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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An interest rate is a singular concept, not a number that a central planner can divine.John Tamny, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Known as the master of mind games, The Amazing Kreskin would perform his favorite mind tricks for his fans — whether correctly guessing a playing card chosen at random, or, most famously, divining where his paycheck had been planted among the audience.Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
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History says such a two-year performance in itself is neither a scary portent nor a ticket to further riches.Michael Santoli, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2024
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Monday’s bombing is the latest sign of Russia’s worsening terrorism problem, as well as a portent of things to come.Ilan Berman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2017
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Do the 2025 Golden Globe Awards translate to Oscar gold? Actors, directors and producers picking up Golden Globe awards have good reason to feel their wins could be a harbinger of Oscar night celebrations in a few months.Marco della Cava, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
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The ugly scene on a suburban street was a harbinger of skirmishes to come.Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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Parts of Utah are experiencing colder-than-average temperatures this week, with the average temperature forecast at 19.64 degrees F—4.61 degrees below the five-year historical average for the week of January 13-19.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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The mercury won't get above 0 degrees from Saturday night until Tuesday afternoon, according to the hourly forecast.Nick Halter, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Prevision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prevision. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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