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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  • In addition to financial markets participants overwhelmingly predicting another rate cut is in store, central bank officials have made similar indications.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Now that the Eras Tour has wrapped, StubHub is predicting that Coldplay will reign over live events in 2025.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of predicting
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  • As digital assets gain value and adoption increases, particularly in light of an incoming administration promising favorable regulatory change, the need for robust custody solutions remains vital.
    Lior Lamesh, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The stakes are high, but in my opinion, the tools and methods being proposed—while promising on paper—are unlikely to resist the gravitational pull of the entrenched culture within government.
    Greg Orme, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of promising
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  • The Power Of Women In Commerce Our story begins in 2020, when McKinsey published a blockbuster report forecasting that women in the United States would inherit $11 trillion during this decade.
    Ben Kunz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The data models and logic for tracking the progress of the pandemic, understanding its spread in the population, forecasting the future course of the pandemic and evaluating potential policy options proved faulty.
    Artyom Keydunov, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of forecasting
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