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verb

past tense of predict

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Recent Examples of predicted
Verb
In Kansas City, forecasters predicted fog and light rainfall would persist throughout the day, with areas of especially low visibility — less than a quarter of a mile in some places — expected to linger across central and eastern Kansas as well as central Missouri through the morning. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2024 The weather service said northern and central Texas would likely be impacted, but the most severe storms were predicted to hit during the afternoon as the system pushes into eastern Texas. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2024 This is a remarkable position for a team that was predicted to finish last in the division and go through a season in transition. Steve Silverman, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 They're predicted by the theory of quantum chromodynamics, which concerns how the strong force binds quarks together to form protons and neutrons (and hyperons). Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2024 The American Automobile Association (AAA) predicted a record-breaking year for holiday travel, with more than 119 million expected to hit the roads and the skies. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024 The mission was named after Eugene Parker, who first predicted the existence of the solar wind in the 1950s. Juliana Kim, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024 The storms are predicted to continue until Christmas Day, meaning Texans are likely in for a wet, not a white Christmas, this year. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024 Light rain is expected on Christmas Day and through Thursday while another storm system is predicted to move into the region on Friday, bringing continued rain through Saturday. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicted
Adjective
  • However, those efforts reportedly failed to secure the anticipated funding.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • This strategy positions investors to benefit from GOOGL’s anticipated rally, leveraging its technical bounce and the potential for tariff clarity to drive growth stocks higher.
    Tony Zhang, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Throughout the night, Booker read letters from constituents worried about losing access to affordable health care, emphasizing that these concerns were not abstract but deeply personal for millions of people.
    Nik Popli, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
  • From the November 2020 issue: James Parker on reading Thomas Jefferson’s Bible Those who wish to engage with religious scriptures are not relieved of the obligation to wrestle with how miracles should be understood.
    Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • These models are trained to understand and predict properties of potential drugs and gene therapies, helping researchers identify promising candidates and even forecast clinical trial outcomes.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Data and forecasting firm S&P Global Mobility reports there are on average 20,000 parts in a vehicle when it is torn down to its nuts and bolts.
    Michele Luhn, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Research Institutes and Other Initiatives The College of William & Mary announced a $100 million gift that will be used to establish the Batten School of Coastal and Marine Sciences.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • That 10-year uptick was reported in a paper in 2023, while the American Association of Variable Star Observers announced T CrB’s pre-eruption dip in April 2024.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025

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“Predicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predicted. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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