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Recent Examples of prognostic What is contained in this prognostic are rules or instructions by which to predict the very season, day, and hour of death coming to one who is sick, by the signs that are here set down. David Treuer, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021 The prognostics became official after the 76ers rookie point guard was examined by Dr. Ben Kibler at the Medical Director of the Shoulder Center of Kentucky on Sunday. Keith Pompey, Philly.com, 29 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prognostic
Noun
  • The bitcoin price has flat-lined through March, stuck at around $85,000 per bitcoin, despite a huge, prescient bitcoin price prediction setting the market alight.
    Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Brain Surgeons Have Some Thoughts Any early predictions for Season 3?
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The film failed to cast a spell on audiences with total takings of $87.3 million in its opening weekend, 13% less than forecast.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
  • According to the latest reading released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the U.S. economy expanded 2.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024, slightly ahead of forecasts, but below the growth seen in the third quarter.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • McKinley’s belief in the home market’s reliability thus became a self-fulfilling prophecy.
    Aroop Mukharji, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Analysts say that a gloomier economic outlook can become a self-fulfilling prophecy, as businesses and consumers prepare for potential turbulence ahead.
    J.J. McCorvey, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025

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“Prognostic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prognostic. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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