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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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From the development of prophetic black hole visuals to revolutionary production design for IMAX, further context is provided by colleagues and fans including director Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings) and director Denis Villeneuve (Dune).
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Tim Lammers, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
And John’s writing and Stephen (Trask)’s writing were so prophetic.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
Through this lens, Chu acknowledged his film is prophetic, but only because the underlying IP is prophetic.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2024
Still, the title proved prophetic, as Give was the Kinks’ third consecutive gold album in America.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 29 Sep. 2024
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Tim Lammers, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
And John’s writing and Stephen (Trask)’s writing were so prophetic.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Dec. 2024
Through this lens, Chu acknowledged his film is prophetic, but only because the underlying IP is prophetic.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2024
Still, the title proved prophetic, as Give was the Kinks’ third consecutive gold album in America.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Prophetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophetic. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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