as in diviner
one who predicts future events or developments
economic futurists predict a new world order in which information is the resource that drives a nation's economy
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Recent Examples of futurist
Thank you to my fellow globe-trotting futurist Natalie Monbiot for the press pass.
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Jesse Kirshbaum,
SPIN,
15 May 2026
Last but not least, a 1981 DeLorean will provide a retro-futurist cruise down Route 66.
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Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
And the he general pattern of interest around Orwell points to something more durable than his novels’ futurist menace or academic nostalgia.
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
At the time, Buckminster Fuller—American architect, designer, and futurist—was reaching a similar conclusion but from an altogether different angle.
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Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
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Jesse Kirshbaum,
SPIN,
15 May 2026
Last but not least, a 1981 DeLorean will provide a retro-futurist cruise down Route 66.
—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
And the he general pattern of interest around Orwell points to something more durable than his novels’ futurist menace or academic nostalgia.
—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
At the time, Buckminster Fuller—American architect, designer, and futurist—was reaching a similar conclusion but from an altogether different angle.
—
Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for futurist
Noun
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Ora Cogan makes songs the way diviners cast charms.
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While often presented as the act of using beauty practices to manifest your desires, diviner and spiritual wellness teacher Tatianna Tarot would caution against getting too attached to semantics.
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But the Pelican State is rated as a solid GOP seat by most political forecasters in the fall.
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The warnings extended into Saturday, with forecasters predicting winds of 25 to 35 miles an hour and very low humidity levels.
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He has been accused by other Christian groups as a false prophet or a cult leader.
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Seven Mountains has brought the language of spiritual warfare and demon-fighting into the mainstream of evangelicalism, through a network of pastors who view themselves as prophets and apostles engaged in a battle against evil secular forces.
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But Goodman’s story is far stranger, and more significant, than that of a dippy mystic or a metaphysical scam artist.
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The novel works well as a story about sisters and sisterhood, toxic relationships, payback, herbs and a touch of the mystic.
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“Futurist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/futurist. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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