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as in foresight
the special ability to see or know about events before they actually occur
most believers would probably agree that complete prescience is one of God's attributes
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as in providence
concern or preparation for the future
parents who had the prescience to make everything in their house childproof before the arrival of their first baby
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Recent Examples of prescience
Brooker’s prescience had struck again.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
The prescience of King’s sci-fi volume, originally published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, is undeniable.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
That may well be called prescience, but without more dramatic ballast, whether or not Family’s rage was ahead of its time becomes a less compelling question.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
But successfully navigating a shifting landscape requires extraordinary dexterity, prescience and skill.
—Liane Jackson, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
The prescience of King’s sci-fi volume, originally published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, is undeniable.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
That may well be called prescience, but without more dramatic ballast, whether or not Family’s rage was ahead of its time becomes a less compelling question.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
But successfully navigating a shifting landscape requires extraordinary dexterity, prescience and skill.
—Liane Jackson, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prescience
Noun
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However, transformation without governance is not foresight.—
Barry R. Davis,
Boston Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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In this case, Gemini would represent the techie aspect of the internet, while Pisces speaks to the fantasizing and intuitive foresight of their future union.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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That there is no providence, only circumstance.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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Many live and die convinced that random chance is divine providence.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
3 Mar. 2026
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The younger daughter had arrived with foreknowledge of the role her older sister had already claimed.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Days later, Carlson began releasing The 9/11 Files, a five-part video series that suggests Israel had foreknowledge of the al-Qaeda attacks but withheld the information from the United States.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2026
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Arve Henriksen’s trumpet is a celestial contrast to the vocals’ groundedness, a floater at the edge of the song’s smoky peripheral vision.—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
29 Apr. 2026
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What do any of these throwaway lines actually illustrate about Homelander’s project of using the entertainment industry to sell his traditionalist vision of America?—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
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Throughout history, dice have been used for many different things, including important decision-making or even divination, such as ancient Roman belief that gods controlled the outcomes of dice.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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Soon after, Jean-Baptiste Alliette, known as Etteilla, published the first book on tarot divination and created a deck explicitly designed for fortune-telling.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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A little forethought goes a long way.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
12 Apr. 2026
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Add to a charcuterie board or hors d’oeuvres spread for a big hit with very little forethought.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Prescience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prescience. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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