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
From the interpolation of four variegating imperatives emerges a single prophetic voice.
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Elaine L. Wang
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Now those words appear prophetic.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Later, Bigelow chose to highlight still more below-the-line crew that were key toward capturing her hauntingly prophetic vision.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Bush’s words have a prophetic quality that rings true in 2025.
—Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Elaine L. Wang
september 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Now those words appear prophetic.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Later, Bigelow chose to highlight still more below-the-line crew that were key toward capturing her hauntingly prophetic vision.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2025
Bush’s words have a prophetic quality that rings true in 2025.
—Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prophetic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prophetic
predictive
Adjective
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In Rajasthan, a nonprofit organization called Khushi Baby has developed a predictive model that enables health workers to identify households most at risk of malnutrition, thereby doubling the number of children reached with lifesaving care.—
Vilas Dhar,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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Researchers hope the findings will enable better predictive and preventive measures such as ramping up dietary supplements and other dietary interventions.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Prophetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prophetic. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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