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to tell of or describe beforehand
I can't even begin to predict what housing prices will be like 30 years from now
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Recent Examples of predicted
James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
Scientists predicted its arrival in mid-January, and in anticipation of the storm, more than 20 state governors issued emergency declarations.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
Cassidy agreed with the regionals play and predicted the leadership role the group is playing now will last throughout the year.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
By comparison, Chowla had predicted that the minimum would have to dip below −1010.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
Gilligan is already at work on season two – and has predicted the show's story has about four seasons all up.
—New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2026
With frigid weather predicted to persist into the middle of the week and roads thawing slowly, North Texas school districts, including Dallas, Denton and Fort Worth, began announcing closures for Wednesday.
—Carol Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
In 2017, the Suidlanders, a right-wing extremist group that has long predicted that a race war is imminent in South Africa, sent two charismatic speakers to the United States for a six-month madcap media tour.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
But few would have predicted its five nominations, especially two in the performance categories.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
While screenshots of theaters with unsold seats have been circulating on social media, tracking service NRG has predicted a launch in the $5 million range — which would be enormously successful for a documentary.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
Scientists predicted its arrival in mid-January, and in anticipation of the storm, more than 20 state governors issued emergency declarations.
—Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
Cassidy agreed with the regionals play and predicted the leadership role the group is playing now will last throughout the year.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2026
By comparison, Chowla had predicted that the minimum would have to dip below −1010.
—Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026
Gilligan is already at work on season two – and has predicted the show's story has about four seasons all up.
—New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2026
With frigid weather predicted to persist into the middle of the week and roads thawing slowly, North Texas school districts, including Dallas, Denton and Fort Worth, began announcing closures for Wednesday.
—Carol Taylor, Dallas Morning News, 27 Jan. 2026
In 2017, the Suidlanders, a right-wing extremist group that has long predicted that a race war is imminent in South Africa, sent two charismatic speakers to the United States for a six-month madcap media tour.
—Eve Fairbanks, The Dial, 27 Jan. 2026
But few would have predicted its five nominations, especially two in the performance categories.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predicted
Adjective
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The anticipated costs are around $7,200 per community.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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With the anticipated return of BTS, after their three-year hiatus due to military service, the global superstars have shown no signs of slowing down in their popularity.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In the meantime, read on for the ultimate Pisces 2026 horoscope.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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Wild Detectives, the bookstore and coffee shop in Oak Cliff, also closed its doors on Friday in solidarity with the movement, reads a post on Instagram.—
Imelda García,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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That gap between strategy and readiness plays into expected outcomes.—
Jennifer Belissent,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Begin planting seeds indoors six to eight weeks before the last expected frost in your area.—
Kerry Michaels,
The Spruce,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Meta Platforms is also forecasting sizable capital expenditures , but the stock was rewarded.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Kyiv, which has grappled with severe power shortages this winter, is forecast to enter a brutally cold stretch starting Friday that is expected to last into next week.—
AAMER MADHANI AND SUSIE BLANN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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There's the long foreseen Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown)-versus-Vecna face-off, coupled with a dramatic Godzilla-sized ensemble fight.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s actions, those foreseen and those unforeseen, are creating immense opportunities for change.—
Peter D. Feaver,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
Verb
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People were told that artificial intelligence was the final asteroid in the extinction event prophesied by Trevor Horn, and further told that generative models and algorithmic composition would democratize creation until value ceased to exist.—
William Jones,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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Philosophers once prophesied that evolution would lead to minds far greater — and stranger — than our own.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Yang foretold his exit, coincidentally or not, in April.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Dec. 2025
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s Mansion Languished Jen and Ben’s divorce was foretold, like so many divorces, when the couple listed their house.—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
18 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Every year there’s at least one rising artist who gets a substantially bigger bonanza of nominations than anyone had prognosticated, and this year that artist is Leon Thomas.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Predicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predicted. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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