as in prediction
a declaration that something will happen in the future
the securities analyst's prognosis for the stock market in the new year
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Recent Examples of prognosis
Getting the right physical therapists and going through the right physical therapy program are important and can greatly affect your prognosis.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
But her prognosis remained uncertain in the days and weeks that followed.
—Diane Herbst, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Her mother was devastated by her prognosis: Audrey has a 30 to 40% chance of being cured, her mother told the Journal Sentinel.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
This was the ultimate weekend for Mason, who has a good prognosis in his battle with bone cancer, ongoing since 2022.
—The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
But her prognosis remained uncertain in the days and weeks that followed.
—Diane Herbst, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Her mother was devastated by her prognosis: Audrey has a 30 to 40% chance of being cured, her mother told the Journal Sentinel.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
This was the ultimate weekend for Mason, who has a good prognosis in his battle with bone cancer, ongoing since 2022.
—The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prognosis
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Consequently, there is still time to prevent my bleak prediction for 2025 from being realized.—
Harvey Whitehouse,
WIRED,
23 Jan. 2025
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See more of our Oscar nominations predictions here.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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Parts of Utah are experiencing colder-than-average temperatures this week, with the average temperature forecast at 19.64 degrees F—4.61 degrees below the five-year historical average for the week of January 13-19.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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The mercury won't get above 0 degrees from Saturday night until Tuesday afternoon, according to the hourly forecast.—
Nick Halter,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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The clergy could expect the fulfillment of prophecy, and the poor and the oppressed could look forward to absolution and better living quarters.—
Arthur Krystal,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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In Greek mythology, Apollo was the god of prophecy and oracles, music, song and poetry, archery, healing, plague and disease and more.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Jan. 2025
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