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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Gabrielle Reich, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2026
Officials said the advisory was not a quake prediction but urged residents in 182 towns along the northeastern coasts to raise their preparedness while continuing their daily lives.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Officials said the advisory was not a quake prediction but urged residents to raise their preparedness while continuing their daily lives.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Officials said the advisory is not a quake prediction but urged residents to raise their preparedness, such as emergency food and their grab bag just in case, while continuing their daily lives.
—CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
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Gabrielle Reich, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2026
Officials said the advisory was not a quake prediction but urged residents in 182 towns along the northeastern coasts to raise their preparedness while continuing their daily lives.
—Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Officials said the advisory was not a quake prediction but urged residents to raise their preparedness while continuing their daily lives.
—ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Officials said the advisory is not a quake prediction but urged residents to raise their preparedness, such as emergency food and their grab bag just in case, while continuing their daily lives.
—CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Prediction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prediction. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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