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also prophetical
as in predictive
being a sign of a later course of events
in retrospect, those lower-than-expected sales numbers were a prophetic indicator of the financial trouble the company would soon be in
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Nonetheless, there is something creepy and compelling in the prophetic strength that is harbored, and slowly revealed, by particular books.
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Which bishop best represented the biblical calls for serving the marginalized in our society, the fawning cardinal or the prophetic bishop?
—Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Bong has adapted Edward Ashton’s novel Mickey 7 and upped the ante by ten, making disingenuous reference to biblical seriousness by setting the prophetic story on Planet Niflheim (referencing the Nephilim in the Old Testament), yet there’s a basic, goofy lack of seriousness.
—Armond White, National Review, 12 Mar. 2025
And then, in a somewhat prophetic move, the Banker sent our competitors out for an excursion that immediately tested Dickson’s allegiances and, in the process, completely screwed his game.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
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Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
Which bishop best represented the biblical calls for serving the marginalized in our society, the fawning cardinal or the prophetic bishop?
—Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Bong has adapted Edward Ashton’s novel Mickey 7 and upped the ante by ten, making disingenuous reference to biblical seriousness by setting the prophetic story on Planet Niflheim (referencing the Nephilim in the Old Testament), yet there’s a basic, goofy lack of seriousness.
—Armond White, National Review, 12 Mar. 2025
And then, in a somewhat prophetic move, the Banker sent our competitors out for an excursion that immediately tested Dickson’s allegiances and, in the process, completely screwed his game.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prophetic
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