Thesaurus results for FORESEES

foresees

verb

present tense third-person singular of foresee

as in anticipates

to realize or know about beforehand a freak accident that no one could possibly have foreseen

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Recent Examples of foresees Last month, Semafor reported that Amazon’s sustainability chief foresees a multi-year uptick in the company’s carbon footprint. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Every father hopes for a better life for their children, but no parent foresees their child living in a warzone. — Diaa Ostaz, ABC News, 24 July 2026 Head coach Mike Vrabel foresees the Patriots making a move to add at the position coming out of minicamp. — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026 Analyst Wamsi Mohan foresees pricing power for the company to remain strong, as memory shortages due to high demand from the AI buildout linger. — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 8 June 2026 Weeks after slashing his staff by 40%, Jack Dorsey, CEO of payments company Block, foresees middle management’s complete extinction. — Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026 Under that scenario, Mahdavi foresees gas prices jumping to $5 or $6 a gallon. — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2026 By planting more apple and apricot trees, Lutticken foresees freeze-drying fruit for year-round consumption. — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026 Indeed, Spiber’s plan foresees replacing a large amount of edible sugar with waste by 2026. — Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026

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Rimpinen competes to get to second chances and anticipates opponents’ passes very well.

— Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Under its new business plan, which aims to operate a 10-event annual schedule, the tour anticipates reaching profitability after three years.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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Why balance predicts lifespan Mike Teater is the director of balance education for Fyzical, a national network of clinics specializing in balance and dizziness.

— Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The crest - the highest peak of the river's water levels - will reached Morgan County today, the NWS of Indianapolis predicts.

— Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 18 Aug. 2026

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