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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The Post analysis also found arena advertisements for the growing prediction market industry.
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Luke Connors, Washington Post, 19 May 2026
Fans take their own stabs pro bono, posting to Reddit their predictions for the draft’s first round, or their bespoke guesses for all two hundred and fifty-seven picks.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The court currently stands at a 9-0 conservative majority, but if Rankin and Jordan were to claim seats, the state could see a 5-4 conservative lead as soon as 2028, according to some predictions.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 18 May 2026
At the Mayo Clinic in the United States—one of the world’s most respected medical institutions—researchers are applying artificial intelligence to analyze millions of medical records in order to personalize treatments and improve the prediction of cardiovascular diseases.
—Jose Luis Gonzalez Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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Luke Connors, Washington Post, 19 May 2026
Fans take their own stabs pro bono, posting to Reddit their predictions for the draft’s first round, or their bespoke guesses for all two hundred and fifty-seven picks.
—Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The court currently stands at a 9-0 conservative majority, but if Rankin and Jordan were to claim seats, the state could see a 5-4 conservative lead as soon as 2028, according to some predictions.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 18 May 2026
At the Mayo Clinic in the United States—one of the world’s most respected medical institutions—researchers are applying artificial intelligence to analyze millions of medical records in order to personalize treatments and improve the prediction of cardiovascular diseases.
—Jose Luis Gonzalez Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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“Prediction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prediction. Accessed 19 May. 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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