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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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
Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
However, the settlement is significantly higher than some legal experts were predicting.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Futures markets are predicting a quarter-point cut after the jobs report with 90 percent probability, while giving 10 percent odds to a more substantial half-point cut.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
Here’s what national pundits are predicting from the Dolphins this season.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
American workers have been predicting Social Security’s demise for years.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
The greater Nashville market is outperforming some larger metros and countering national headlines predicting a struggling housing market.
—Collyn Wainwright, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Bleacher Report's Zach Buckley has identified a potential solution and is predicting Pittsburgh to sign five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Amari Cooper, who is still available in free agency.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The weather experts are predicting a slow transition into fall for the Southwest and much of the East Coast.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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
Adjective
The Sahm Rule has had an unblemished historical record of predicting recessions.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
However, the settlement is significantly higher than some legal experts were predicting.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Futures markets are predicting a quarter-point cut after the jobs report with 90 percent probability, while giving 10 percent odds to a more substantial half-point cut.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
Here’s what national pundits are predicting from the Dolphins this season.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
American workers have been predicting Social Security’s demise for years.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
The greater Nashville market is outperforming some larger metros and countering national headlines predicting a struggling housing market.
—Collyn Wainwright, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Bleacher Report's Zach Buckley has identified a potential solution and is predicting Pittsburgh to sign five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Amari Cooper, who is still available in free agency.
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The weather experts are predicting a slow transition into fall for the Southwest and much of the East Coast.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicting
Noun
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Tropical weather experts at Colorado State University echo these predictions, saying overall atmospheric conditions, including wind patterns, will shift in a manner that supports a notable increase in activity.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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My preseason prediction of nine wins feels very much in play.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Keep reading for more Quince packing essentials from $40.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Another memorable station in my suspicious/contrarian reading life, but minus points for the nightmares.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Its data will feed directly into NOAA's forecasting models to help safeguard satellites, communications systems and power grids from geomagnetic storms.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The team is now preparing to launch on the Bittensor network with a time series forecasting project in finance, finalizing their incentive mechanism, miner, and validator design.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Local business owners, too, are anticipating the need to advocate for themselves in the coming years.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 Sep. 2025
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But media buyers and ad sales executives had been quietly anticipating the move, which could cause a significant pullback in pharma ad dollars.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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By reproducing the tachocline, scientists now have a foundation for more reliable forecasts of solar activity.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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The lower forecasts stem from the philosophy that the audience for this movie is niche-focused, limited to Demon Slayer devotees, and that no audience expansion is possible.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Every day there are LinkedIn posts, as well as Forbes, NYT, and WSJ articles about the massive capital reallocation by customers and investors to AI from SaaS, foretelling the end of SaaS.—
Barry Libert,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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An optimist would read the internal market action in recent weeks as foretelling an early-cycle reacceleration/reflation dynamic setting up.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But at least some of that conflict comes from false assumptions, and some of it comes from turning their preconceptions into self-fulfilling prophecies.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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Whether or not that is the beginning of the end for linear TV is a prophecy game more than anything right now.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
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“Predicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predicting. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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