fortune-telling 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of fortune-tellingnext
as in predicting

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fortune-telling

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noun

as in divination

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fortune-telling
  1. divination
  2. soothsaying
  3. wondrous
Noun
  • Advertisement Judging from the torrent of polling divinations, spirited debate and reportage dedicated to the potential ballot choices of our sons, brothers, husbands and uncles, women’s voting trends must be stagnant or just simpler, right?
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
  • So yellow is yellow was was air and Lilia divination trial, and orange was Alice in the fire trial.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of divination
Noun
  • It’s told in flashback to Simba and Nala’s daughter, Kiara, by the soothsaying mandrill Rafiki, with the meerkat Timon and the warthog Pumbaa goofing on the sidelines.
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Does Nashawaty, in his soothsaying capacity, even have the right decade?
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
Definition of soothsaying
Adjective
  • In the series, the mischievous Cat and his sidekick, the ever-cautious Fish, strike out on kooky adventures that feature alphabet song sing-a-longs, tremendous tongue-twisters, and wondrous wordplay.
    Spenser Mestel, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Stargazers are in for a treat this month, with the night sky expected to be chock-full of wondrous astronomical sights.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of wondrous
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