prescient
Example Sentences
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Nick Florko doesn’t want to brag or anything, but more than a year ago he wrote an article that has come to seem prescient.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
It’s a prescient scene in “Network” from 1976, the year of America’s bicentennial.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
What a perfectly prescient metaphor for how these fawning chatbots use up all of the stores of our compassion.
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
There’s a sweet AC outlet connection, too—a prescient feature from the pre-USB era that’s great for charging my gadgets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
“Poetic though they sound, and I appreciate that you’ve just described both tender ballads of love and socially prescient commentary, I still don’t believe this rings any bells.”
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
Vocabulary lists containing prescient
Power Prefix: pre-
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Vocabulary from "There Will Never Be an Age of Artificial Intimacy," by Sherry Turkle
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"Simon's Saga," Vocabulary from Episode 2
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