foreknowledge

as in foresight
the special ability to see or know about events before they actually occur a suspenseful story about a man who has a frightening foreknowledge of disasters

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Noun
  • His journey from scouring YouTube for hidden gems to becoming the go-to executive for up-and-coming talent underscores a career built on passion, foresight, and an unyielding commitment to artist development.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The first habit is being proactive, and that’s because foresight and planning are evergreen skills for long-term success.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • What Houellebecq does get credit for is prescience.
    Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Unusual prescience on her part or an authorial intrusion from the vantage of our less orderly world?
    Laura Miller, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • So yellow is yellow was was air and Lilia divination trial, and orange was Alice in the fire trial.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Once again, the breakdown goes as follows: Lilia (Patti Lupone) wants to regain her divination skills, Alice (Ali Ahn) wants to find out what happened to her mother, and Jennifer (Sasheer Zamata) wants to reclaim her magic, which has been bound for some as of yet untold reason.
    Caroline Framke, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Foreknowledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreknowledge. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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