variants
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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Recent Examples of prophetic
As the rest of Rush’s Fifty Something Tour kickoff Sunday at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum demonstrated, that particular Neil Peart lyric — along with many others — was prophetic.
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Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2026
Instead, let’s focus on Washington’s prophetic concerns about political parties.
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Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
3 June 2026
Filming is being lined up for late 2027 on the project about small-town groupthink in 1930s Europe; Simenon’s 1939 novel is considered a prophetic study of race hatred and mass hysteria.
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Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
Instead, the emotional dislocation, technological dread and fractured identity woven into Radiohead’s turn-of-the-century pivot now seem scarily prophetic.
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Jonathan Cohen,
SPIN,
12 May 2026
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Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
8 June 2026
Instead, let’s focus on Washington’s prophetic concerns about political parties.
—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
3 June 2026
Filming is being lined up for late 2027 on the project about small-town groupthink in 1930s Europe; Simenon’s 1939 novel is considered a prophetic study of race hatred and mass hysteria.
—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
14 May 2026
Instead, the emotional dislocation, technological dread and fractured identity woven into Radiohead’s turn-of-the-century pivot now seem scarily prophetic.
—
Jonathan Cohen,
SPIN,
12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prophetic
predictive
Adjective
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Manufacturers are investing in predictive maintenance.
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The predictive markets, such as Kalshi and Polymarket, swung heavily in favor of the Celtics in trading on Monday.
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“Prophetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophetic. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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