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noun

Definition of prognosticatingnext
as in prediction
a declaration that something will happen in the future because there are always unforeseen breakthroughs in every field, in the past most prognosticatings have fallen short

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prognosticating

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adjective

as in predicting

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prognosticating

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verb

present participle of prognosticate
as in reading
to tell of or describe beforehand using current trends to prognosticate what the workplace of the future will be like

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prognosticating
  1. prediction
  2. predicting
  3. reading
  4. forecast
  5. prophecy
Noun
  • Those credit prices are not really a prediction by us of what the actual credit prices will be.
    Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Who is historian Allan Lichtman's 2024 US presidential election prediction to win on Election Day − Donald Trump or Kamala Harris?
    Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of prediction
Verb
  • Further study showed that the computer model was more than 90 percent accurate in predicting how a real fly’s brain would respond.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Economists had been predicting payroll growth of 140-150,000 jobs; instead, payrolls rose by 254,000.
    Harry Holzer, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of predicting
Verb
  • Continue reading … OPINION MATTHEW TRAGESSER – Western Pennsylvania paying the high price of Biden-Harris border crisis.
    Fox News, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Continue reading … GO FOR THE HEART – Disapproval mounts as US avoids direct action against Houthis.
    Fox News, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of reading
Noun
  • Although the red flag warnings do not determine if a PSPS event may occur, some factors that the company reviews includes: low humidity levels, a forecast of high winds and the condition of dry material on the ground and low moisture content of vegetation.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • That’s in addition to the £21.1 billion the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast to be raised by earlier changes to the non-dom regime announced by the Conservatives in March.
    Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of forecast
Noun
  • The promotion for Eternal Atake 2 once again sees Lil Uzi Vert leaning into Heaven’s Gate’s underlying beliefs of ufology and prophecy fulfillment, with the album trailer featuring the rapper being transported via UFO to another dimension.
    Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Both extremes derail progress, creating a self-fulfilling prophecy of missed opportunities and unrealized potential.
    Marina Suholutsky, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of prophecy
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