as in forecast
a declaration that something will happen in the future
the construction company's forecasting of a September 1 completion date for the new school was wildly optimistic
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as in predicting
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to tell of or describe beforehand
the station's meteorologist forecasts sun for the next five days
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Recent Examples of forecasting
Bret Kenwell, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
But analysts do not believe the stock will continue to gain next year, forecasting more than 7% downside potential.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Last week, meteorologists began forecasting with increasing certainty which states might have a white Christmas this year.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Cathie Wood, the founder of the Ark Investment Management hedge fund, reiterated her bullish bitcoin price prediction in a Bloomberg interview, forecasting that the bitcoin price will top $1 million by 2030—something that would give bitcoin a market capitalization of around $20 trillion.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Airlines are forecasting the busiest year-end holiday season on record.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Wall Street banks are forecasting China’s biggest round of rate cuts in a decade, which would put further pressure on yields.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 13 Dec. 2024
Markets are generally forecasting that the Fed will skip a January cut as central bank officials measure the impact that previous cuts have had on the economy.
—Sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
That’s significantly more than the 220,000 analysts were forecasting and yet another data point that reflects a cooling labor market.
—Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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While analysts are forecasting double-digit earnings growth for the S&P 500 in 2025, consensus estimates for the Russell 2000 call for outsized income growth of almost 40%.
—Bret Kenwell, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
But analysts do not believe the stock will continue to gain next year, forecasting more than 7% downside potential.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
Last week, meteorologists began forecasting with increasing certainty which states might have a white Christmas this year.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Cathie Wood, the founder of the Ark Investment Management hedge fund, reiterated her bullish bitcoin price prediction in a Bloomberg interview, forecasting that the bitcoin price will top $1 million by 2030—something that would give bitcoin a market capitalization of around $20 trillion.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Airlines are forecasting the busiest year-end holiday season on record.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Wall Street banks are forecasting China’s biggest round of rate cuts in a decade, which would put further pressure on yields.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 13 Dec. 2024
Markets are generally forecasting that the Fed will skip a January cut as central bank officials measure the impact that previous cuts have had on the economy.
—Sean Conlon,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
That’s significantly more than the 220,000 analysts were forecasting and yet another data point that reflects a cooling labor market.
—Matt Ott, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forecasting
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All three forecasts were below the long-term average for Swiss economic growth of 1.8%, and reflect the impact of a slowdown in Europe and further afield.Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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Last winter was the warmest on record for the country, and this year, early forecasts suggest that much of the country could experience temperatures around 10 to 15 degrees higher than usual, CNN reported.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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The National Weather Service is predicting above-average temperatures for the 2024-2025 winter season after the Louisville area saw its ninth warmest winter in 2023.Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
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After today, the National Weather Service in Gaylord is predicting a warmer Christmas this year.Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
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This is the first of a four-part series covering their perspectives, starting with the top AI home trend predictions for 2025.Jamie Gold, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The first is a subset of Artificial Intelligence (AI) — in essence, ML uses algorithms that learn from data to make predictions.Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
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Opposition becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy as Mercury and Saturn clash.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2024
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Valya and her sister Tula (Olivia Williams) have high hopes for their new recruit, who Valya is convinced is part of the prophecy, but Sister Kasha, who’s mentored Ynez under Corrino, has been gripped by disturbing portents of things to come.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
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“Forecasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forecasting. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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