as in predicting
a declaration that something will happen in the future
we were all amazed when the fortune-teller's predictions turned out to be true
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Recent Examples of prediction
Until then, election prediction had been dominated by a magazine called The Literary Digest.
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
With an attacking quartet that features three new additions and one positive attacking performance already in the bag, maybe there’s hope for Estévez's prediction.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
Nevada’s effort to block the prediction market platform Kalshi is moving through multiple courts, and that could have major ramifications for the brewing battle over sports betting.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
AccuWeather’s prediction for the Boston-area was 4 to 8 inches of snow, and 12 inches of snow for the Cape and Islands.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
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David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
With an attacking quartet that features three new additions and one positive attacking performance already in the bag, maybe there’s hope for Estévez's prediction.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
Nevada’s effort to block the prediction market platform Kalshi is moving through multiple courts, and that could have major ramifications for the brewing battle over sports betting.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
AccuWeather’s prediction for the Boston-area was 4 to 8 inches of snow, and 12 inches of snow for the Cape and Islands.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prediction
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With the 2025 college football season on the horizon, months of previewing and predicting soon will be in the rearview mirror.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
8 Aug. 2025
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Rain is expected to return to the Central Valley late Monday, according to the weather service’s forecast discussion.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated February 20,
Sacbee.com,
21 Feb. 2026
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The spending is based on forecasts that imports will continue to grow faster than the US economy as a whole, and that Trump’s push to make America more self-reliant won’t change that.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Some help for inflation The court decision came the same day that the Commerce Department reported core inflation ran at a 3% annual rate in December, according to the Fed's primary forecasting gauge.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2026
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That’s because the goal of climate forecasting isn’t to predict the exact state of the Earth in 30 years.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Feb. 2026
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And Hubert Smielecki will play Apollo, the dazzling and charismatic god of the sun as well as music, poetry, archery, and prophecy.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Feb. 2026
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His famous chipper tone belies the intense prophecy.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Prediction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prediction. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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