portending

verb

Definition of portendingnext
present participle of portend
as in predicting
formal + literary to be a sign or warning that something usually bad or unpleasant is going to happen The distant thunder portended a storm. If you're superstitious, a black cat portends trouble.

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  1. predicting
  2. promising
  3. forecasting
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  • This simulation helps in predicting potential impacts and unforeseen outcomes that may arise from format adjustments.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, the 36-year-old reality star (whose real name is Angela White) shared her confidence in her 8-year-old daughter's future, predicting that Dream will follow in her family's footsteps and become a businesswoman and a leader.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of predicting
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  • As one manifestation of Carter’s commitment, his administration began to oppose loans from international financial institutions to rights-abusing governments, promising to provide financial support only after these countries demonstrated concrete improvements on human rights.
    Michael Posner, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Was Knies’ promising rookie season not necessarily a sign of things to come?
    Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of promising
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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
  • Last week, meteorologists began forecasting with increasing certainty which states might have a white Christmas this year.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of forecasting
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