prophetic
adjective
pro·phet·ic
prə-ˈfe-tik 
variants
or less commonly prophetical
2
: foretelling events : predictive
Examples of prophetic in a Sentence
the prophetic books of the Old Testament
in retrospect, those lower-than-expected sales numbers were a prophetic indicator of the financial trouble the company would soon be in
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Nic Juarez, Vulture, 12 June 2025
Abraham Lincoln was prophetic in his description of the future of America.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2025
That prophetic witness is going to speak about a lot of things.
—Amanda Lewellyn, Vox, 10 May 2025
In that context, the words of a man who had an even more deadly beef with Combs that 50 Cent now seem almost prophetic.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for prophetic
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“Prophetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prophetic. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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prophetic
adjective
pro·phet·ic
prə-ˈfet-ik
variants
or prophetical
: of or relating to a prophet or prophecy
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