forethought

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The inclusion only continued from there, making it clear that these characters weren't just afterthoughts but carefully considered forethoughts.

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2023

It was he that, pleasing himself in the forethoughts of his future incarnation, and as a prelude thereto, condescended at different times to appear in a human form, and speak unto the fathers.

From Act, Declaration, & Testimony for the Whole of our Covenanted Reformation, as Attained to, and Established in Britain and Ireland; Particularly Betwixt the Years 1638 and 1649, Inclusive by Presbytery, The Reformed

Philosophy itself, mental and moral, has its preparation, its forethoughts, in the poetry that preceded it.

From Plato and Platonism by Pater, Walter

I can never feel sufficiently grateful to you, Madame, for your forethoughts and wisdom.

From Yr Ynys Unyg The Lonely Island by Winton, Julia de

He would have seen purposes, designs and forethoughts at work, obstructing invention, obstructing enterprise, obstructing what he would infallibly have recognized as the next move of Creative Evolution.

From Public Opinion by Lippmann, Walter