Synonyms of prediction
Examples of prediction in a Sentence
Journalists have begun making predictions about the winner of the coming election.
Despite predictions that the store would fail, it has done very well.
The figures and statistics are used for the prediction of future economic trends.
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Fans debated score predictions, discussed players and shared hopes that Algeria could upset the defending world champions.
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J.m. Banks
june 15, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
The prediction gives an idea of what to expect if this El Niño holds through the winter, but there are outliers.
—Lisa Meadows, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Ultimately, the point of modeling this kind of thing is not to make a confident prediction.
—Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026
The prediction market Kalshi, which lets people place money on the outcomes of various events including sports games and election outcomes, gave $25,000 to the Donalds campaign’s political committee last year.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 15 June 2026
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J.m. Banks
june 15, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
The prediction gives an idea of what to expect if this El Niño holds through the winter, but there are outliers.
—Lisa Meadows, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Ultimately, the point of modeling this kind of thing is not to make a confident prediction.
—Scott K. Johnson, ArsTechnica, 15 June 2026
The prediction market Kalshi, which lets people place money on the outcomes of various events including sports games and election outcomes, gave $25,000 to the Donalds campaign’s political committee last year.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 15 June 2026
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“Prediction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prediction. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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prediction
noun
pre·dic·tion
pri-ˈdik-shən 
1
: an act of predicting
2
: something predicted : forecast
a prediction that there would be an earthquake
predictive
adjective
-ˈdik-tiv
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