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noun

as in prediction
a declaration that something will happen in the future those annual predictings by self-styled psychics that grace the front pages of the tabloids

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adjective

as in forecasting

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predicting

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verb

present participle of predict
as in reading
to tell of or describe beforehand I can't even begin to predict what housing prices will be like 30 years from now

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Recent Examples of predicting
Noun
With the 2025 college football season on the horizon, months of previewing and predicting soon will be in the rearview mirror. — Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
As a result, Kalshi and Polymarket’s World Cup contracts have shown mixed accuracy in predicting match outcomes. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 17 July 2026 Efforts to mitigate the risks include habitant management, detecting and predicting wildlife moments, and keeping the animals away. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 16 July 2026 BetMGM is predicting a Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans Saints, Panthers, Falcons finish in the NFC South based on the current betting odds, while our readers are going Buccaneers, Falcons, Panthers, Saints. — Josh Kendall, New York Times, 16 July 2026 Utopia follows a group of nerds who discover a comic has been predicting historic events and accidentally unmask a shadowy conspiracy. — William Worrall, Space.com, 15 July 2026 But the era of people being impressed by an artificial intelligence model correctly predicting the structure of a protein — once a challenge many experts didn’t think would be solved in their lifetime — is over. — Brittany Trang, STAT, 14 July 2026 This independence from linear order is incompatible with an LLM’s fundamental purpose of predicting the next value in a linear sequence. — Benjamin Skuse, IEEE Spectrum, 9 July 2026 But predicting that point is challenging given the litigiousness of the parties. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 July 2026 Housing analysts were predicting a slight gain month over month. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicting
  1. prediction
  2. reading
  3. forecasting
  4. anticipating
  5. forecast
  6. foretelling
  7. prognosticating
  8. warning
Noun
  • Advertisement For many who work in climate, this season of extremes has revived the longstanding prediction that the effects of rising global temperatures will help drive a resurgence in concern among policymakers and the general public.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 18 July 2026
  • The highest call came from Blair’s fellow brokerage Raymond James at $800; the lowest was Stifel’s prediction of $190.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Definition of prediction
Verb
  • Then we’re yanked into Louis’s hazy POV, from which Armand is reading another one of his apology letters.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • Treat your nails to these nail-strengthening polishes, and keep reading to shop additional options at Amazon from $19.
    — Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
Definition of reading
Noun
  • Whether prediction markets could aggregate useful data for forecasting wildfires remains an open question.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Connected to local weather stations and regional forecasting models, the foldable system receives early warnings of incoming storms, extreme snowfall, or hail.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
Definition of forecasting
Verb
  • The French back line hesitated for a brief second, anticipating a potential foul, but Porro pressed the advantage and side-footed a shot past Mike Maignan in the 58th minute for the backbreaking goal.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • Luke Kuechly had an NFL career built on movement — anticipating, reacting, running and hitting.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026
Definition of anticipating
Noun
  • Another round of storms could bring an additional 2 to 4 inches of rain, with isolated spots getting up to 8, though forecast models suggest the heaviest rain may fall northwest of the areas hit hardest so far.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Netflix and sell Shares in Netflix fell over 8% in after-hours trading after the streaming giant disappointed investors with its latest earnings forecast.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Definition of forecast
Verb
  • But the drama here feels too diagrammatic, foretelling a tragic fate from the first scene onward as everyone parties down like their lives depend on it.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
  • The Guardian similarly noted more than a dozen $100,000 bets on prediction markets foretelling the February air strikes on Iran, while The New York Times last month reported 150 bets of $1,000 or more predicting the start of the war.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Definition of foretelling
Verb
  • The new rule of thumb when prognosticating about the NBA trade deadline is to never say never — Luka Doncic is a Los Angeles Laker now — but the Nuggets are just too good to mess around with their playoff rotation over a tax bill.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Bank of America Securities analyst Robert Ohmes just downgraded Target from hold to sell, prognosticating another 10-15% share drop.
    — Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Definition of prognosticating
Verb
  • The relentless rain has led to dozens of water rescues in the region and forecasters are warning of more rainfall that could be catastrophic.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Authorities issued an evacuation warning for two zones north of the highway, as well as a third zone south of the highway but to the east of where evacuation orders were in place.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of warning

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