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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While the eastern part of Arizona similarly shows a 40-50% lower than normal precipitation prediction.
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Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025
DraftKings, which has lost roughly $5 billion in market cap over the last few weeks due to the growth of prediction exchanges, is planning to launch its own futures marketplace in the coming months.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
How does the Old Farmer's Almanac make predictions?
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2025
The prediction here is if Kalkbrenner isn’t the Hornets’ starter when the opening tip is tossed against Brooklyn — or even, say, by Halloween — then go ahead and mark it down now.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
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Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025
DraftKings, which has lost roughly $5 billion in market cap over the last few weeks due to the growth of prediction exchanges, is planning to launch its own futures marketplace in the coming months.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 21 Oct. 2025
How does the Old Farmer's Almanac make predictions?
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2025
The prediction here is if Kalkbrenner isn’t the Hornets’ starter when the opening tip is tossed against Brooklyn — or even, say, by Halloween — then go ahead and mark it down now.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Prediction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prediction. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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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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