prescient
Example Sentences
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A clip from 1994 showing experts making predictions for where football would be in 10 years recently resurfaced on social media, and fans online cannot believe how prescient some of their forecasts proved to be.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
In his prescient epilogue, Mr. Overhoff contends that the divide between Washington and Frederick is no “relic of transatlantic history” but an instructive guide to the present and future.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Because Harris Norton collected these acclaimed artists while they were still relatively unknown, she is often described as prescient.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
“That turned out to be a prescient move, as oil prices have since declined.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Olanna had been expecting the harsh sound for so long that a prescient shiver went through her just before she heard it.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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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