as in predicting
a declaration that something will happen in the future
we were all amazed when the fortune-teller's predictions turned out to be true
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Recent Examples of prediction
The Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index report, due out May 12, will tell whether those predictions are correct.
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 9 May 2026
With Eric Kripke‘s depiction of an all-powerful fascist in The Boys, its been impossible not to find parallels in certain current events, and the latest episode continues to serve as an eery prediction.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 May 2026
Read below for a brief preview of each match and predictions.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
The predictions are not perfect.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 May 2026
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Rachel Barber, USA Today, 9 May 2026
With Eric Kripke‘s depiction of an all-powerful fascist in The Boys, its been impossible not to find parallels in certain current events, and the latest episode continues to serve as an eery prediction.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 May 2026
Read below for a brief preview of each match and predictions.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
The predictions are not perfect.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prediction
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With the 2025 college football season on the horizon, months of previewing and predicting soon will be in the rearview mirror.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
8 Aug. 2025
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But the company’s forecast for the second quarter fell short of Wall Street’s expectations.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Wall Street forecast earnings per share (EPS) of 21 cents on $543 million in revenue, according to analyst consensus data provided by LSEG.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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Either way, this eruption forecasting concept finds favor with several volcanologists.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
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Compelling evidence shows decentralized systems of market-like bidding generate more accurate predictions than traditional forecasting techniques of surveys or focus groups.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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So her advice, over all, is to be wary of predictions and prophecies.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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That doomsaying prophesy in a Securities and Exchange Commission report came after the airline announced new flights from FLL, to Grand Cayman, Belize City and Key West.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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