Synonyms of prediction
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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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Its AlphaFold system, which predicts the structure of proteins from their amino acid sequences, helped scientists better understand the virus that causes COVID-19 and contributed to advances in protein-structure prediction that were recognized with the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
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Alison Eldridge, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 May 2026
To be sure, some firms will likely boost their predictions as more earning roll in.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 May 2026
Karr pushed back against the more maximalist predictions made in the first few hours of the assault, claiming that JNIM could take over the country.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
Scientists at Ames National Laboratory are currently expanding a new artificial intelligence tool to improve predictions regarding how materials behave during the operation of fusion energy systems.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
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Alison Eldridge, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 May 2026
To be sure, some firms will likely boost their predictions as more earning roll in.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 May 2026
Karr pushed back against the more maximalist predictions made in the first few hours of the assault, claiming that JNIM could take over the country.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 10 May 2026
Scientists at Ames National Laboratory are currently expanding a new artificial intelligence tool to improve predictions regarding how materials behave during the operation of fusion energy systems.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
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“Prediction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prediction. Accessed 13 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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